India - Nepal - Pakistan
Jul. 07, 1955 - Three Year Old Hindu Boy Engaged To Be Married.. Traditional Custom From Ceylon.. Three year old Rajenderan Thamby from Ceylon, whose home is in Coolhurst Road, Crouch End, N.London - is engaged to be married.. By ancient Hindu custom he is to marry his three-year-old cousin when he is older. She lives in Malaya. Rajenderan's father - who is in London hospital technician said I never met my wife till our marriage was arranged - that's why our marriages are happier then yours'.. Keystone Photo Shows:- Rajenderan Thamby prays for his bride-to-be to a God with a elephant's trunk, an offering of fruit before it - while joss sticks smoulder - at his London home
Picture No
13173855
Media ID
46947050
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4422px x 5636px
(1.6MB)
Credit
(c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans
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Editorial Use Only - No Property or Model Releases. For any non-editorial use, please contact Mary Evans direct
Source
Keystone Pictures USA
