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Caption: Bel Bibaha Marriage between a girl and fruit
Caption: Bel Bibaha or Ehee is a ceremony in the Newar community in Kathmandu, Nepal, in which pre-adolescent girls are "married" to the bel fruit (wood apple), which is a symbol of the God Vishnu, ensuring that the girl becomes and remains fertile.
It is believed that if the girl's husband dies later in her life, she is not considered a widow because she is married to Vishnu, and so already has a husband that is believed to be still alive.
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Caption: Done by Newar society's girl, under ten years old.
Caption: This ritual has been in practice since hundreds of years. It is very sacred ritual and a real as a virgin girl is handed over to the God.
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Caption: The girls are dressed in glittering bridal suit comprising of ankle length skirt, blouse and shawl, more ornaments and red tika on their foreheads to give bridal look.
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Caption: Actually, in Bel Bibaha, girl is married to a golden statue of Lord Vishnu known as Suvarna Kumar and bel fruit is given as its witness. As bel fruit (wood apple) has a peculiar quality of not getting rotten and remaining fresh forever, it is sometimes considered as Dibya Purush (divine male) or incarnation of the god. This ceremony lasts for two days. All the rituals of a Hindu marriage are performed in this ceremony. So, these rituals need not be performed again while getting married with a man.
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Caption: Ornaments on the head looks like a bride.
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