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Zariab | Rini

Zariab and Rini first visited Ladakh a year into their relationship. This is where dreams lie, they thought, deciding that if they last the distance, the wedding would take place in Leh. There was no opposition to this Parsi-Punjabi match, but the families wanted something grand, something lavish. They, on the other hand, wanted a wedding that was to last seven minutes, attended by seven people. And so, they ran away.

Photographs by Raj Lalwani.