A 14-year-old girl in Indonesia waits for her bridegroom, who is the same age, in Mataram, West Nusa, Tenggara, Indonesia, in June 2013. Custom calls for the bridegroom to “kidnap” the bride to his house for several days or weeks. Then, the bridegroom’s family and local leader propose the bride for marriage.

First published in the November 01, 2019, 11:45 p.m. edition

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