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Merely an ordinary Wedding Story

Last year a tiger killed fisherman Arjun Mandal when he went for fishing in the creeks of Sundarban delta. The accident was so severe the forest department unable to recover the dead body. By losing the sole bread earner of the family, the Mandal family slipped into the neck-deep poverty. Pushpa Mandal is now a patient of chronic depression and suffers from PTSD. Yet, by fighting against all odds, Pushpa able to find a lovely local boy as Priyanka's husband. Priya (23) got married on 7th Dec, and, I photographed their entire journey.

Weddings in Sundarban are like fairytales. Trust me it is.
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    Nityananda Sarkar is a rural artist with many talents. He performs multiple lost forms of traditional Bengali folk stuff such as Jhumur Songs, Ma-Bono Bibi dramas, Pala Gaan etc. He is also a farmer.
    Rahul Mondol, son of late Arjun Mondol, could not hold up anymore. He breaks down on the shoulder of his sister and Hironmoy.
    Teary eyed Priyanka goes aboard in a palanquin.