The bride who didn't miss a beat at her wedding

Sporting a smile, this Kerala bride walked in playing chenda and her family couldn't keep calm...

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00:00Chenda is a percussion instrument, it's just like how you have dhol, so you call it Kerala

00:17drums.

00:18You play it at a lot of the festivals back here.

00:36It can be from 12 to 15 kgs and you wear it on your shoulder and you play it with these

00:42which is made out of wood again.

00:47Chenda is a very vital part of what I am because I have been playing it for the past 12 years

01:06and I have been practicing it and learning it.

01:21If it starts playing, nobody can sit still.

01:24I tried to surprise them and I got a bigger surprise in return.

01:37I was a little skeptical about it because there's saree and there's jewellery.

01:42I have never played Chenda with a saree, usually I wear a salwar and people don't expect you

01:49to show up there with a chenda on your wedding.

01:56We actually thought we'll perform for just a minute or two considering my attire and

02:00everything but we were so taken away by the crowd and the energy that was building up.

02:06We I think played for around 5 to 7 minutes.

02:21My parents have brought me up very close to the roots, I have learnt classical dance and

02:27chenda and all of this and I never feel away from India.