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It\u2019s a bird! It\u2019s a plane! Oh wait, it\u2019s a … Batmobile? <\/p>\n
A replica of the 1989 Batmobile<\/a> briefly bottlenecked Market Street early Saturday morning, social media posts showed. <\/p>\n The Tim Burton-era<\/a> ride came out of the Batcave for what appeared to be a South Asian wedding near Loews Philadelphia. The newlyweds, guests, and gawking passersby were spotted taking pictures with the armored roadster. <\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve seen elephants, camels and even Mummers<\/a> in Indian wedding processions in Philly, but this is a first,\u201d blogger @phillychitchat wrote on Instagram<\/a>. That post had nearly 5,600 likes as of about 2:20 p.m. <\/p>\n It wasn\u2019t immediately known who the couple was or why they included Batman\u2019s iconic car in their nuptials. The replica car rental company, DeloreanRental.com<\/a>, could not be reached Saturday afternoon for comment. <\/p>\n The Batmobile may have been a superhero-inspired take on a traditional wedding procession, according to Sucheta Sachdev, co-founder of Kareena\u2019s Closet, a marketplace for renting and buying pre-loved South Asian formalwear<\/a>. <\/p>\n In a North Indian baraat<\/a>, a groom rides to the wedding venue on a lavishly adorned horse. But another groom went viral last year<\/a> for similarly arriving at his wedding on the top of the \u201cTumbler,\u201d the 2005 iteration of Bruce <\/a>Wayne<\/a>\u2019s Batmobile. Is it too early to call this a knot-tying trend? <\/p>\n Indian weddings are notoriously lavish and involved, often taking place across days and requiring multiple intricate outfits, Sachdev said. She described the festivities as \u201corganized chaos.\u201d <\/p>\n \u201cThe idea of weddings in South Asian culture is really not about individuality,\u201d Sachdev said. \u201cIt\u2019s about families and families coming together.\u201d <\/p>\n But perhaps the Batmobile was a way to infuse the bride and groom\u2019s wants or interests into the celebration, she posited. For example, at her own wedding more than a decade ago, Sachdev and her husband rode away in a then-novel Tesla; at her cousin\u2019s wedding in Salt Lake City, the couple took off in a hot air balloon<\/a>. <\/p>\n Regardless, as @phillychitchat said, \u201cNever a dull moment in Center City<\/a>.\u201d <\/p>\n Quick! To the Batmobile! <\/p>\n