Trees married in Calcutta

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April 19, 2005

Residents in Calcutta, India have married together a pair of trees in hopes of warding off evil:

The marriage between the sacred trees -- whose trunks were decorated with red cloth, streaks of vermilion and marigold garlands -- was followed by a banquet attended by nearly 1,000 people. [Reuters/Yahoo!]

Proving once and for all that it doesn’t really matter who, or even what, is getting married — an Indian wedding will always be way too big.

Reuters/Yahoo!: Indians ‘marry’ sacred trees to ward off evil eye

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POSTED BY apul @ 4:30 AM

18 comments

1 · vinod on April 19, 2005 11:41 AM · Direct link

I wonder if they had drunk relatives and fights between shrubs in the parking lot.

2 · Manish Vij on April 19, 2005 11:52 AM · Direct link

I wonder if the tall, hot weeping willow kept getting hit on by the bonsai.

3 · DesiDancer on April 19, 2005 11:58 AM · Direct link

the Pipal had a very nice janampatri

4 · Punjabi Boy on April 19, 2005 1:50 PM · Direct link

I wonder how they got it on on the suhaag raat.

5 · Manish Vij on April 19, 2005 1:59 PM · Direct link

Banyan and Peepul, sitting in a... oh, wait.

6 · timepass on April 19, 2005 2:47 PM · Direct link

we humans have a lot to learn from our friends, the trees. even a banyan and a peepul know that all you need is love.

7 · Punbaji BÃ¶y on April 19, 2005 2:51 PM · Direct link

My juniper is a wheatish med-student seeking a fair albicaulis with good roti-making skills.

8 · Punjabi Boy on April 19, 2005 3:28 PM · Direct link

Why is someone imitating me?

9 · DesiDancer on April 19, 2005 3:39 PM · Direct link

and for dowry? a bushel of acorns, 5 squirrels, and a hyperactive woodpecker...

10 · Punbaji BÃ¶y on April 19, 2005 5:03 PM · Direct link

I'm not imitating you; my name is distinctly different from yours. You don't confuse anon, anonymous coward, and Anonymous Cow as being the same person, do you?

Besides, no one would ever contemplate that you'd know how to spell albicaulis ;-) (c'mon.. I kid)

11 · Punbaji BÃ¶y on April 19, 2005 5:08 PM · Direct link

DesiDancer, how do you feel about Maharastra legislating away your right to be a bar dancer ?

12 · Punjabi Boy on April 19, 2005 5:30 PM · Direct link

I have a stalker who makes no sense

13 · BanglaWarrior on April 20, 2005 12:57 AM · Direct link

It's Kolkata now, get it right you idiots!

Just kidding :-)

14 · Manish Vij on April 20, 2005 12:59 AM · Direct link

I have a stalker who makes no sense

Better a stalker than someone who eats shoots and leaves.

15 · DesiDancer on April 20, 2005 9:37 AM · Direct link

Punjabi Boy- with oomlauts,

I'm not that kind of dancer, pal. Think art form, not hand-job...

16 · Rishi Sharma on April 20, 2005 3:31 PM · Direct link

Sorry had to post my obligatory "There's hope for apple yet!!!" hehehe.

17 · Apul's brother on April 21, 2005 6:30 PM · Direct link

You laugh now Apul, but guess what you were promised to 29 years ago. I'll give you a hint. It's a sacred tree. Nevermind, that's not really a hint.

18 · DesiDancer on April 22, 2005 9:45 AM · Direct link

Awww Apul! Congratulations for your shaadi!

where will you be registering, Home Depot?

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