30th May 2011,Mall road,Darjeeling,West Bengal,India,Asia- A Lepcha bride & groom on a street of Darjeeling. Lepcha traditionally marry very young, girls usually before age 14 and boys by age 16. There are two stages in Lepcha marriage: betrothal and bringing home the bride. The betrothal phase is a validating ceremony at which the family of the groom presents the bride's family with gifts, called the price of the bride, and once these are accepted the marriage is completed and the groom may have full access to his bride.
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