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Gift for a South Indian bride...

jessie23Wed209743jessie23Wed209743 member
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my sister in law is south indian and she's marrying North indian. I need to find a meaningful gift to give to her. She's getting so much jewelry from family so that idea just got crossed off the list. HELP!!!!

also her BP is next saturday and i want to come up with someting creative, meaningful, fun and rated PG to give her....any ideas ladies??????

p.s. i'm a white irish female and married into this amazing culture...i'm just still learning and i want to give something that personable.

thanks ladies
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Re: Gift for a South Indian bride...

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    DFWIndianDFWIndian
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    edited December 2011

    For me it was important to have this gold Indian prayer lamp. You don't light it all the time, but it's something most houses have, looks like:
    http://i01.i.aliimg.com/photo/v0/108107017/south_Indian_oil_lamps_6.jpg

    Mine doesn't have the bird on top. It's just a plain top. They aren't actually gold just imitation. I found mine for relatively cheap.

    It depends on what type of person she is on if she would like something like this.

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    kpwedkkkpwedkk member
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    edited December 2011
    Is she religious (stemming off of DFW's post), because if she has a favorite God/Goddess, then that might be an avenue to look down?

    What about tickets for her and her husband somewhere?

    "The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched, they must be felt with the heart." ~ Miss K ~
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    jessie23Wed209743jessie23Wed209743 member
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    edited December 2011
    DFWIndian:::::I love the prayer lamp idea, i don't remember seeing her have one...i know my MIL does though. Something like this could work great....

    kpwedkk :::::we pray to Sai Baba....maybe i could get her a Ganesha statue... Kinda want to avoid going the couple gift route. It seems a lot of the focus has been on him so i really want to get her something for her...make her feel special :)

    Is there a good gift site you would recommend????
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    kpwedkkkpwedkk member
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    edited December 2011
    Hi Jessie -
    If you have a Cost Plus World Market, it's an excellent place to start. They do have a website: http://www.worldmarket.com/home/index.jsp and the items in their store changes from week to week....

    I would check with antique stores, or if there is an Indian town near you, check out to see what they have... I believe in Chicago there are some stores.

    As for the internet, always  check the dimensions, and what the statue is made out of...

    http://lotus-sculpture.stores.yahoo.net/ganesh-hindu-god-lord-ganapati-ganesha-remover-obstacles-elephant-statue.html (keep scrolling down, the prices get better)

    Also, Amazon.com - just type in "Ganesh Statue" and loads of results pop up ;):)

    here's one example: http://www.amazon.com/Ganesh-Mall-AR1002-Brass-Statue/dp/B001IUPCAE

    Hope that helps!

    "The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched, they must be felt with the heart." ~ Miss K ~
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    jessie23Wed209743jessie23Wed209743 member
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    edited December 2011
    you're amazing!!!! those websites are PERFECT!!!!! thank you thank you!!
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    kpwedkkkpwedkk member
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    edited December 2011
    You are welcome :):)   Any time!  Any request :)

    "The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched, they must be felt with the heart." ~ Miss K ~
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