Wedding Wordsmith: A Marriage Puzzle

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  1. 6. Akshat’s profession
  2. 8. Akshat’s birthday month
  3. 10. Procession of the groom to the wedding venue.
  4. 11. Groom’s ceremonial footwear
  5. 13. Post-wedding ceremony where the groom's family welcomes the bride
  6. 15. Chavi’s birthday month
  7. 16. Sacred fire lit during the wedding ceremony.
  8. 19. Ceremony where the bride and groom exchange garlands.
  9. 21. Roka month of the couple
  10. 22. Traditional Indian wedding attire for women.
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  1. 1. Decorative hand ornament worn by brides.
  2. 2. Groom's ceremonial scarf
  3. 3. Post-wedding ceremony where the bride bids farewell to her family
  4. 4. Traditional Indian wedding procession music
  5. 5. Chavi’s profession
  6. 7. Bride's ceremonial veil
  7. 9. Decorative canopy under which the wedding ceremony takes place
  8. 12. Henna designs on the hands and feet
  9. 14. Auspicious red powder applied to the bride's forehead
  10. 15. Musical evening before the wedding day
  11. 17. Pre-wedding ceremony where turmeric paste is applied to the bride and groom
  12. 18. Ceremony where the bride and groom take seven rounds around the sacred fire
  13. 20. Tikka Bride's ceremonial hair ornament