Synopsis
A Hindu couple explain how their marriage was arranged and celebrated.
- Programme: Belief File
- Episode: Hinduism: God
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2011
- Religious Education | Hinduism | Relationships and families | Relationships and families
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