In case you didn’t catch the music, dancing, or elephant downtown last Friday, check out our video of the Hindu wedding procession that shut down DeSales Street, NW. Washingtonians Shilpa Maheshwari and Neil Agarwal tied the knot at the Renaissance Mayflower Hotel with a traditional Baraat ceremony, in which the groom arrived via elephant.
Jessica Sidman covers the people and trends behind D.C.’s food and drink scene. Before joining Washingtonian in July 2016, she was Food Editor and Young & Hungry columnist at Washington City Paper. She is a Colorado native and University of Pennsylvania grad.
Video: Hindu Wedding Procession in Downtown DC
In case you didn’t catch the music, dancing, or elephant downtown last Friday, check out our video of the Hindu wedding procession that shut down DeSales Street, NW. Washingtonians Shilpa Maheshwari and Neil Agarwal tied the knot at the Renaissance Mayflower Hotel with a traditional Baraat ceremony, in which the groom arrived via elephant.
Jessica Sidman covers the people and trends behind D.C.’s food and drink scene. Before joining Washingtonian in July 2016, she was Food Editor and Young & Hungry columnist at Washington City Paper. She is a Colorado native and University of Pennsylvania grad.
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