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NORFOLK, NEBRASKA, September 14, 2003: When Reena Patel, daughter of Dr. N.P. and Sudha Patel, recently got married in Norfolk, the family had to bring in a priest from Chicago to perform the traditional Hindu wedding ceremony. The three-day wedding celebration attracted the attention of the local press who wrote this respectful, concise and clear article about the wedding. Traditionally, 80% of Hindu marriages are arranged but in this case, Reena and her husband Srinivas Yendru met while both were doing medical residencies at Tulane University in New Orleans. As both families are followers of the Hindu religion, the sacrament was carried out with sacred rites and blessings performed by Jagdish Joshi, a brahmin priest from Chicago. The article explains, “The traditional Hindu wedding ceremony was created more than 40 centuries ago and continues to be followed today with little variation. A couple takes seven symbolic steps together around homa fire — for prosperity, strength, wealth, happiness, health, cheerful seasons, and love and companionship.”

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