Muslim bridegrooms with male relatives on their wedding day at a collective marriage ( India)

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All of them belong to the Dawoodi bohra community. Dawoodi bohra are shia muslims. More precisely, they are one of the sub-sect of ismailism. Their forefathers migrated from Yemen to India in the 16° century. Now they are spread worldwide but most of them live in India, particularly in Mumbaï and in the state of Gujarat. They constitute a small, tight-knit community ( about people in the world). Many of them are merchants or businessmen. They have their own language, their own dress code. This photo is showing bridegrooms participating to a collective marriage. On this occasion, 108 men married 108 women !

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Size: 4289px × 3024px
Location: Udaipur ( India)
Photo credit: © Franck METOIS / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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