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A Muslim bridegroom

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A Muslim bridegroom

Ishaq Baksh is pictured on the occasion of his marriage to Parveen Baksh in India, 1985. Muslim bridegrooms often arrive at the wedding venue wearing garlands and a sehra – a curtain of flowers or tinsel worn over the face. Ishaq wore a sehra when he arrived at the ceremony, but later uncovered his face. The couple are living in New Zealand.

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Nancy Swarbrick, Indians – Religion and kin, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/1848/a-muslim-bridegroom (accessed 25 June 2026).

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 July 2024.