He found her bridesmaids who were now elderly women.
The boys act as acolytes at festivals, the girls as bridesmaids at weddings.
Ladies sangeet-is held for the bride and her bridesmaids.
Traditionally, bridesmaids were chosen from unwed young women of marriageable age.
She was worried about the typical appearance of the character, describing her as a pensioner in a bridesmaids dress.
The bridesmaids who were ready went in with the bridegroom to the wedding feast.
When the bridegroom was very late, the bridesmaids could not keep their eyes open, and they all fell asleep.
The bride then places the crown on the head of one of the bridesmaids, who tradition dictates will be the next to marry.