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-----Original Message----- From: raghu ananth <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2012 20:41:52 To: indiantreepix<[email protected]> Reply-To: raghu ananth <[email protected]> Subject: [efloraofindia:109945] Lodha tribe customs: The bride will be married to the mahua tree "The Lodha (tribals from West bengal, Orissa, Assam) bridegroom has to get married to a mango tree before he can marry his bride. Similarly a girl has to marry a mahua tree" During the ceremony, the women sing: The bride will be married to the mahua tree The groom will be married to the mango How happy will the wedding be The groom's name on the mango leaf The bride's name on the mahua leaf How happy will the wedding be. -Mahasveta devi ( Etoa Munda won the battle)

