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 Bisleri, the sweet taste of purity! 
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Come friends, and re-live (or experience for the first time) the saga of the most anticipated (by us), most celebrated (by them) and most adventurous (for all) wedding to ever grace the sandy dunes of Bikaner. We invite you to join us as we remember the union, reunion, and confusion of Shweta & Amit's special day in...

The Ballad of the Khajanchi Wedding

[4/15] - Is is the airport in Amsterdam or a bar in the Carribean? You be the judge!
01 - Rafi, Zain, Noriko, Tiki Bar (Amsterdam Airport) 		We came in April from far away lands,
Arriving by air to Indian sands.
Friends and colleagues and some family,
Thinking of Bafna and Khajanchi
  We landed in Delhi, and took in the sight
And felt the heat sizzle in the steamy Delhi night.
A brief rest followed, and what do you know,
Back on a plane, we were supposed to go!
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06 - Ciska, Rafi, Zain (Bus to Jaipur) 07 - The back of the bus crew Rajesthani Desert 		Our next stop was Jaipur, the pink city of fame,
And from there by bus 'til we finally came,
Through the Thar Desert dunes to see our old friend.
And Bisleri had become our new god by then!
09 - Hotel Main Court in Bikaneer At last we reached Bikaner, Shweta and Amit.
And the hotel that we came to was an instant hit.
A majestic building, it took our breath away,
It promised a pleasant and enjoyable stay.
11 - Ciska, Aki, Noriko, Kiko (outside hotel) 13 - Group outside 14 - Noriko, Kiko, inside 15 - Ciska 16 - Noriko 17 - Rafi, Zain, Noriko - silhouette 19 - Kiko, Noriko, Ciska 21 - Amit makes his first appearance to the group gajner 23 - Amit and Shweta 25 - Amit truly destroys a beautiful song!
Listen to the real version of this song to get Amit's crazed howlings out of your head!
Wonderful Tonight (midi) [ 30 KB]
Wonderful Tonight (mp3) [ 3.4 MB] 		For the wedding's first event, we drove out at night
To Gajner Palace, which was quite a sight!
A party was held for the two guests of honor.
Where Shweta learned Amit's singing was a horror.
  By now some of us were thoroughly ill,
We had risked our health as we ate our fill,
A standard intitiation, as most of us found
While we ran for the bathroom or shuffled around.
[4/17] - sightseeing at the fort
30 - Michiyo, Yuko, Nina 31 - The group 32 - Rafi, Noriko and Ganesh 33 - The group examining the Kama Sutra Chair 38 - The WHOLE group getting a drink
that afternoon after the sightseeing
39 - Noriko, Cisca (Rickshaw) 40 - Rafi (the streets of Bikaner) mandee.jpg
camel ride
43 - Zain and Cow boarding bus 44 - Zain, Noriko (Camel riding) 45 - Rafi in the desert.JPG 46 - Maki, Kiko, Noriko 47 - Salim, Zain, Noriko, Rafi 		The next day was spent seeing sights around town,
Traveling by Rickshaw as the sun beat down.
In late afternoon, we tried something new.
On camelback we took in the desert view.
AMIT! colors.jpg hse_party.jpg Back home we trekked for a late evening feast,
Where we danced with sticks and ate like beasts.
The revelries ended, we returned to our beds,
With visions of the wedding dancing in our heads.
[4/18] - in the morning
48 - Rafi, Amit, Kiko (Khajanchi House) Amit & Shweta blessing
sightseeing
49 - Noriko, Maki, Rafi (Outside Rat Temple) 51 - Rat corner 54 - Kiko, Noriko 55 - Salim, Rafi, Zain
at the house before the parade
58 - Rafi, Zain, Noriko, Kiko (Khajanchi House) 		The day before the wedding the ceremonies went on,
While we mingled with rats and rang temple gongs.
The afternoon sun ushered in the parade,
To begin the wedding for which we had prayed.
59 - The Man! 60 - Amit being prepared 63 - Parade 64 - Shivani and Manish lead Amit 65 - Amit and porter Zain on horse Amit arrived looking like an Indian knight,
On a horse that we thought was supposed to be white.
To become a husband, he first had to ride
To the main wedding place, to await his bride.
68 - Nina, Shivani, Manish, Yuko, Noriko The man approaches 73 - Shweta and entourage approach wed_day 76 - Nina, Aki, Ciska, Zain, Noriko Aki, Noriko Amit, Shweta and Amit's family Amit, Shweta and Surendra's family Hanging out Before long Shweta came, dressed in pink and gold
To the joy of all who watched, both young and old.
A great dinner was laid for guest and kin.
For it would be hours 'til the wedding would begin.
wedding 84 - The hands are separated, they're married! 86 - Amit lifts Shweta 87 - At the sign 88 - Shweta weds Amit 89 - The wedding car But at 3:00 in the morning, without further ado.
They both said in Hindi, something close to "I do".
They exchanged their vows as night turned to day
And that pretty much sums up all there is to say.
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90 - Bagpipe band (Hotel Basant Vikar Palace) 91.1 - Ciska, Kiko, Maki 92 - Zain is amazed 93 - Amit, Shweta and the Tufts contingent last_ceremony 94 - Amit, Shweta and the Japanese contingent 		The final reception, was on the next day
The perfect event to round out our stay
The bagpipes provided a musical treat,
And the food was so good that we just had to eat.
[4/20] - hanging out
95 - Salim, Shweta, Amit, Noriko, Rafi (Amit's room).JPG 96 - Salim, Zain, Amit, Noriko and the Khajanchi-mobile
[4/22] - No trip to India is complete without a visit to the Taj Mahjal...
Taj 105 - Salim in front of Taj Mahal 122 - Rafi, distant view of Taj Mahal from fort 		We said our good-byes to Khajanchi and son
As we went our separate ways to have some fun.
And while some saw the Taj and others the police,
We thanked the new couple and wished them love and peace.




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