Residents in Calcutta, India have married together a pair of trees in hopes of warding off evil:
The marriage between the sacred trees — whose trunks were decorated with red cloth, streaks of vermilion and marigold garlands — was followed by a banquet attended by nearly 1,000 people. [Reuters/Yahoo!]
Proving once and for all that it doesn’t really matter who, or even what, is getting married — an Indian wedding will always be way too big.
Reuters/Yahoo!: Indians ‘marry’ sacred trees to ward off evil eye
I wonder if they had drunk relatives and fights between shrubs in the parking lot.
I wonder if the tall, hot weeping willow kept getting hit on by the bonsai.
the Pipal had a very nice janampatri
I wonder how they got it on on the suhaag raat.
Banyan and Peepul, sitting in a… oh, wait.
we humans have a lot to learn from our friends, the trees. even a banyan and a peepul know that all you need is love.
My juniper is a wheatish med-student seeking a fair albicaulis with good roti-making skills.
Why is someone imitating me?
and for dowry? a bushel of acorns, 5 squirrels, and a hyperactive woodpecker…
I’m not imitating you; my name is distinctly different from yours. You don’t confuse anon, anonymous coward, and Anonymous Cow as being the same person, do you?
Besides, no one would ever contemplate that you’d know how to spell albicaulis 😉 (c’mon.. I kid)
DesiDancer, how do you feel about Maharastra legislating away your right to be a bar dancer ?
I have a stalker who makes no sense
It’s Kolkata now, get it right you idiots!
Just kidding 🙂
Better a stalker than someone who eats shoots and leaves.
Punjabi Boy- with oomlauts,
I’m not that kind of dancer, pal. Think art form, not hand-job…
Sorry had to post my obligatory “There’s hope for apple yet!!!” hehehe.
You laugh now Apul, but guess what you were promised to 29 years ago. I’ll give you a hint. It’s a sacred tree. Nevermind, that’s not really a hint.
Awww Apul! Congratulations for your shaadi!
where will you be registering, Home Depot?