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Baluchistan wedding rites show groom's daring in ritual trials
In Baluchi tribes, the groom endures mock fights and harsh rituals as part of a traditional wedding process. He is protected by a canopy under swords and water-bearing kin, then must break into the bride’s room amid stones and arrows before the couple's camels depart for the new home.
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