Marriage of the Century in the Himalayas: What Happens Over 4 Days? | Documentary (AMP)

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What happens when a wedding becomes the mirror of an entire culture? 🔔 Subscribe and join us on this journey around the world → https://bit.ly/GO_ASIA 00:00 – Ski gam Village at 3,600m: Setting the Scene 00:52 – Preparing for a 4-Day Wedding with 600 Guests 02:28 – Likden: Trekking Guide, Graduate, Dreamer 03:46 – Love vs Arranged Marriages in Zanskar 06:01 – The Role of Nuns and Women in the Valley 08:31 – Climate Challenges & Changing Environment 09:08 – The Neopas: Messengers, Negotiators & Ritual Leaders 11:37 – Four Years of Negotiation: Likden Wins Karma’s Hand 17:26 – Journey to Fetch the Bride: Rituals & Riddles 25:10 – Crossing Thresholds: Symbolic Challenges & Traditions 28:04 – Karma Appears in Her Wedding Gown 30:17 – The Bride’s Welcome into Her New Home 32:00 – Jewelry, Perak Headdresses & Generational Treasures 36:58 – Will the Neopa Traditions Disappear? 39:13 – A People United: Discrimination & Identity 42:49 – The Wedding Feast for 600 Guests 44:35 – Gift-Giving Ceremony & Honorary Scarves 45:26 – Dances, Music & Celebration 47:00 – The Bride’s Tears & Community Spirit 49:24 – The Future of Zanskar: Tradition vs Technology Likden is a trekking guide living in Skaagam located 3,700 meters high in the Himalayan valley of Zanskar. After four long years of negotiation with his bride’s family, they are now ready to get married. The preparation for the ritual lasts 4 days and the spiritual guides of the community are responsible for the observance of the ancestral traditions. Even if the lifestyle in Skagam seems stuck in the past, the emergence of cell phones and the internet is raising new hopes. Indeed, Likden dreams of opening a computer school. His brother and friends are studying in Northern India, but all want to come back to build a better future. Through this Himalayan wedding ceremony, this film is a colorful illustration of the eternal confrontation between tradition and modernity. "THE MESSENGERS OF ZANSKAR, A MARRIAGE IN THE HIMALAYAS" Directed by Eric Bacos ©AMP #Zanskar #Documentary #Himalayas #Marriage #TraditionVsModernity #GoAsia