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Flex Mentallo

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  1. Flex Mentallo
    We wait...
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    Friends
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    Family
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    And settles herself to wait patiently for her new life to begin...
  5. Flex Mentallo
    She crosses the great divide between one life and the next.
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    She and Purnabha have waited a long time for this day. Yet she is remarkably serene.
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    So now she makes the necessary transformation.
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    She will be taken to the wedding feast where the key ceremony will be performed.
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    And now we are close to the heart of the ritual
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    For Lucina, the three days are grueling.
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    I've been to many Indian weddings, but this is the first time I've experienced one from backstage.
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    Turmeric is associated with fertility and prosperity. It signifies the ritual purification of the new couple and serves as a blessing of fortune and prosperity.
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    In Ayurveda, the Hindu medicinal system, turmeric is utilized extensively for its healing and health producing qualities. Spiritually it is used to balance the energies of the body.
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    During the classical Vedic period in India, turmeric was known as the ‘'golden spice’' or the '‘spice of life’' as it was associated with the sun.
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    The bride's skin is yellowed by the application of turmeric.
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    Day two. Early morning.
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    SHADOW
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    But this is the merest foreshadowing of what is to come tomorrow.
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    Entire constellations are in alignment.
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    Two vast, infinitely extended families are coming together in a form of syzygy.
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    Younger sister Lilufar is the wedding planner.
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    Spirits are high.
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    At last the bride emerges, like a Bollywood movie star
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    Or possibly second reserve (thank goodness)
  25. Flex Mentallo
    I'm relieved to find that I have back up - then quickly realize that I'm the back up.