Weds 26th Nov the wedding

The typical day starts with hotel breakfast. Apparently you can walk between balconies. Brock's door can be opened. Harrison walks in on him showering. Luckily the view is only from the waist up as he pokes his head past the wall and issues av surprised wtf!!

The first ceremony is wiping turmeric and yoghurt on the bride and groom. This is also a bad idea as I end up carrying the groom on a chair and wearing a decent paste of it on my shoulder. 

After this, everyone gets henna tattoos on their palms, including the blokes. Navdeep suggests wrist only, so your hands are free but it ends up looking like bondage bracelets. 

For the evening we get dressed up. A band with drums and trumpets plays traditional festive folk music, v loud. Dancing to it us like Hari Krishna style, so easy and fun. 

The barman shots are like triples every time, so Steven ends up puking it. I'm lucky to escape unmauled. A great night.

On the second day, Manus has to parade around on a horse. He is dusty and I'm sure not happy to have to get out of bed early for the 10am start. 

This is followed by the actual wedding, where there is a lot of chanting, the couple walks around the fire a few times, throws puff rice around or similar. 

An arvo nap is in order then a walk around town.