This explosion of colour, music and dance is one of the key events leading up to a Hindu wedding. A Sydney family share the special traditions and their vegetarian feast for this joyous occasion.

It's a rainy Friday night and the Gulati family home in the north-west Sydney suburb of Eastwood is like a Bollywood film set: a swirl of bangles, saris, sandals and spices. The house is decorated with garlands of gardenias and images of the Hindu elephant deity Ganesh. It is also filled with impeccably groomed men, women and children, clad in vibrant swathes of silk. For the full article, pick up the latest copy of SBS Feast.


Photography by Alan Benson.

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