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Photo Gallery<\/a><\/b> <\/p>\n IT was a dream come true for Tilaga Gunasekaran and Ganasegaran Velumurugan when they sealed their love for each other before family and friends at their wedding on Saturday. <\/p>\n Tilaga, 27, and Ganasegaran, 29, dated since their teenage years and through their years of courting, both the bride and groom's family have become closely knit. <\/p>\n The couple's wedding at the Sri Subramaniar Temple in Bandar Sunway was elaborately planned between both families. <\/p>\n Although the event observed all Hindu wedding customs and rites, it was adorned with a flair of difference. <\/p>\n A handsome white Belgian horse pulling a simple white carriage waited patiently for the bridal couple at the bride's home at PJS7\/7J with horse trainer Fuad Kasa from the Bukit Kiara Equestrian Resort Kuala Lumpur keeping it company. <\/p>\n Guests dressed in all finery for a Hindu wedding were present at the venue. <\/p>\n Joining the merriment were members of a kompang group from the Kumpulan Seri Budaya Lindungan, dressed in crisp red batik shirts and black pants. <\/p>\n Strikingly obvious in the crowd was a tall peacock dancer. <\/p>\n M. Kaarikalan wore a shimmering turquoise green and gold outfit with peacock feathers adding to its allure, and had his face painted to give off the proud aura of the handsome bird. <\/p>\n While the dancers and musicians waited for the bridal couple; inside the house, family and friends mingled, old acquaintances were renewed and new friendships formed. <\/p>\n The groom, surrounded by close friends, was easily identifiable as he sported an off white turban, a brilliant green shirt against a silk veshti. <\/p>\n He like many others, waited for the bride to descend and when she did, she appeared in a busy blinding gold and green saree. <\/p>\n Spread out on a carpet were trays and trays of gifts of fruits and sweets. <\/p>\n At the appointed hour, the bridal couple were ushered to the carriage and instantaneously; the sounds of urumi melam came alive together with the beat of the kompang. <\/p>\n The Sri Sivasakti Kolatam Group comprising dancers, aged from 11 to 18 added to the merriment by beating sticks to create a musical sound. <\/p>\n The bridal entourage walked to the temple, about a kilometre from the house accompanied by police escort. <\/p>\n Onlookers stopped to watch the colourful affair; camera phones came alive as people took the opportunity to capture the moment on picture. <\/p>\n Although the bridal couple were the king and queen for the day, the peacock dancer was the centre of attention. <\/p>\n The barefoot dancer leaped graceful on the hot road and many felt that the hot burning asphalt contributed to his brilliant jumps. <\/p>\n The simple non-elaborate temple had been decorated for the wedding and guests were already waiting for the bridal couple's arrival as early as 10.30am. <\/p>\n As soon as the bride and groom arrived, temple priests took their places at the bridal dais to prepare for the elaborate ceremony. <\/p>\n Ganasegaran and Tilaga changed into their wedding clothes before the ceremony began. <\/p>\n Before family and friends, Velumurugan wed his bride Gunasekaran by tying three knots of the thali around her neck. <\/p>\n As soon as this was done, guests threw rice confetti wishing the couple all the best in their future. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Steeped in tradition, but not all the way By SALINA KHALID, VIVIENNE PAL and ESTHER CHANDRAN http:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/story.asp?file=\/2007\/5\/21\/central\/17785394&sec=central Photos by SAMUEL ONG Photo Gallery IT was a dream come true for Tilaga Gunasekaran and Ganasegaran Velumurugan when they sealed their love for each other before family and friends at their wedding on Saturday. 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