"Child marriage is illegal in India, but since it is a traditional custom in some places, the practice still takes place in some parts of Rajasthan. Children as young as 6 and 8 get married off in some villages here. Parents place garlands of currency notes in Indian Rupees around the necks of the grooms, as the young girls and brides look on. This footage is part of the professionally-shot stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of imagery from South Asia. The Wilderness Films India collection comprises of thousands of hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on HDCAM 1080i High Definition, HDV and Digital Betacam. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world... wfi @ vsnl.com and admin@wildfilmsindia.com.
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