It seems that Harmony.com has plenty of competition - but then some of these websites undertake the full services of a traditional matchmaker; investigating the family background of the parties and their financial status.
Weddings are a huge business, with parties lasting days. While dowries are officially illegal, they are absolutely the norm. One of our drivers had the (mis)fortune of having four daughters. He had successfully married-off the two elder ones. When asked, he said their dowries had been a real problem consisting of washing machine, refrigerator and lots of gold and silver jewelry.
We saw two weddings at Catholic churches which still had their Christmas decorations in place.
Wedding in Kochi
Wedding in Munnar |
Bollywood Movie Ads |
As almost all Bollywood movies have a romantic angle, it is not surprising to see that there is a substantial use of Bollywood celebrities endorsing products and services in the wedding industry.
This firm claims to be able to fit 150 bridal dresses at one time in its store!
Even the King of Bollywood, Shah Rukh Khan, whose image is everywhere, is playing a prominent role in the wedding advertisements.
Our billboard survey also showed than sexual performance is considered important both by conventional practitioners...
...and less conventional providers:
WILD VIAGRA!! |
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