The Disposable Century

Brides sat together as they took part in a mass marriage ceremony during the Akshaya Tritiya festival in Bhopal, India, Monday. The festival marks what is believed to be the most sacred day for marriage in Hindu mythology. (Sanjeev Gupta/European Presspho

Brides sat together as they took part in a mass marriage ceremony during the Akshaya Tritiya festival in Bhopal, India, Monday. The festival marks what is believed to be the most sacred day for marriage in Hindu mythology. (Sanjeev Gupta/European Presspho