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Muslim . Jaipur . March 2025
Sana Zaidi and Adnan Qureshi
The Nikaah happened in the room her grandmother was married in, under the same chandeliers.
- Venue
- A family haveli in the walled city, and a hotel on Tonk Road
- Where
- Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
- When
- March 2025
- Guests
- about 90
- Coverage
- Three days. Mehndi, Nikaah, Rukhsati, Walima.
- Collection
- The Film Story
Frames from the day
Mehndi on the terrace, her sisters holding the plate steady and nobody allowed to touch a phone.
The Nikaah at dusk. The Mehr read out, then qubool hai three times, quiet enough that we nearly missed it.
The nikaahnama signed at a low table by the window, witnesses leaning in.
Rukhsati close to midnight. Her father held the Quran over her head as she walked out to the car.
Walima the next evening, and by then everyone had stopped crying and started eating.