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The wedding of Maya Sekhawat, 8, and Kishore Presad, 13. The couples were married on the Hindu holy day of Akshaya Tritiya, called Akha Teej in North India. The auspicious day is said to bring good luck to couples married then and is widely known in Rajasthan as the day most child marriages occur.

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The wedding of Maya Sekhawat, 8, and Kishore Presad, 13. The couples were married on the Hindu holy day of Akshaya Tritiya, called Akha Teej in North India. The auspicious day is said to bring good luck to couples married then and is widely known in Rajasthan as the day most child marriages occur.