Phad nuptials

This narrative Phad painting of a wedding ceremony starts with the bridegroom atop an elephant welcomed to the bride’s house, followed by the ladies and gents seated in separate quarters, the next scene shows the bride swinging in the garden of her home, symbolic of leaving her girlhood behind after her nuptial ceremony. The next frame on the bottom left corner follows the the groom atop a horse and the baraat (bridegrooms family)  escorting the bride back to the bridegroom’s house in a palanquin. The next frame is of the newly wed couple welcomed into their home after which ceremonial games are played. The narrative ends with the bride and bridegroom enjoying each other’s company being entertained by musicians and dancers. The selective colour palette of the painting makes it a contemporary take on a traditional art form.