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Pix: Bollywood Brides (rediff.com) - Veena Nagda is a reputed mehendi artist who has practiced her art on several Bollywood brides, including Karisma Kapoor, Twinkle Khanna, Farah Khan and, now, Fardeen Khan's wife Natasha Madhvani.

Love in the Time of Teriyaki (New Times Broward-Palm Beach) - I used to know a bunch of gay South Florida ladies who took biyearly treks to Atlanta in search of brides.

Where Brides Have Power (AllAfrica.com) - Marriage traditions differ from one culture to another, yet the sole aim of tying a nuptial knot is for the single reason of becoming husband and wife, and procreating according to the injunction of the Almighty God. For most traditions this divine directive has been adhered to, and it has continued to be accepted as a norm for the society to continue to thrive.

Short of Brides, Indians Turn to Brokers (Washington Post) - BIR KHURD, India -- Harmesh Singh, a 40-year-old vegetable farmer, had explored the conventional methods of finding a wife. He had consulted female relatives and older women in his village and buttonholed family members in other towns in a quest for leads. After years of searching, however, he...

Holiday-recipes special section is now available on this Web site. (Perry County News) - The Perry County News regularly includes special sections in its print edition, and those special sections are posted here, as well. Just look on the left side of this page for the list, which includes sections on seniors, brides, home improvement, Little League players and other topics.

Tsunami survivors rebuild lives by remarrying (USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News) - The killer tsunami that wiped out entire villages and killed tens of thousands of people in Banda Aceh also shifted the marital landscape. A year ago, single women found eligible men in short supply. Now, thousands of men widowed by the disaster are looking for brides.

Protection for mail-order brides (Monterey County Herald) - SACRAMENTO - The 24-year-old aerobics instructor from Ukraine looked forward to immigrating to the United States to marry a man from Sunnyvale whom she met through an international matchmaking agency.

India's costly love affair with gold (The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News) - In India, nearly all that glitters is, in fact, gold. With a stockpile already worth $200 billion, Indian gold purchases jumped nearly 40 percent this year, making the country the world's leading consumer of the precious metal.

Tying the knot on 'Paradise Island' (Jakarta Post) - Liana Halim and her longtime boyfriend George Knight looked elated after visiting Uluwatu hill in Jimbaran, which they are considering for a wedding ceremony they envision as small yet memorable.

Inside the belly of the beast (The Japan Times) - Jennifer Abbott's entire career as a filmmaker and editor has been involved with challenging people's perceptions.