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21 couples tie the knot at a mass marriage ceremony in Amritsar
Amritsar: In a mass marriage ceremony organised here, 21 couples from poor families tied nuptial knots on Monday, December 30. The ceremony, organised jointly by a charitable hospital and a non-governmental organisation, was indeed a dream come true for young men and women who could not afford the expenses of a marriage ceremony. "I am feeling very nice. I believe what these people have done for the poor people is very good. It helps us a lot financially," said Sukhwinder Singh, a bridegroom. "I felt very nice and I want this should happen for other girls who are also poor," said Sabarjit Singh, a bride. With marriages becoming a costly affair in India, the concept of mass-marriage is gaining popularity among the economically backward classes. Balvinder Singh, organiser of the event, said the ceremony was conducted for people who could not afford a lavish wedding. "We conduct these ceremonies for girls who do not have their parents and are very poor. So to help these girls we conduct these mass marriages. We organise nearly two-three such ceremonies for the girls who are very poor," said Singh. The organisation not only bears the entire expense of the marriage but also provides household items to the couples as gifts in order to help them set up their homes. Mass wedding for 550 couples
in Ludhiana
Ludhiana: Five hundred and fifty brides and grooms tied the knot in mass marriage ceremony in a three-day 'Rashtriya Manav Sewa Sammelan' in Ludhiana which concluded on Sunday, October 27. The event was organised by Bhai Chanayaji Charitable Hospital and Public Sewa Society in Badhuwal. The sammelan organised for the eighth time had poor girls and boys of different religions who got married according to their customs. "Like every year, this year also, for the eighth time, our trust organised Manav Sewa Rashtriya Sant Sammelan on October 25, 26, 27 in which 550 poor girls got married. The wedding ceremony of girls and boys of various religions - Hindu, Sikh and Islam - were organised. Our trust is giving household things of worth Rs 25,000 to each girl", said Baba Jaspal Singh, the Charitable's head. The wedding ceremony organised by the charitable hospital was a grand affair in which around 50,000 people came to bless the newly-weds. To make the ceremony more attractive, Punjabi songs and dances were performed by the relatives of the couples. The charitable hospital not only organises the wedding of needy and poor but also provides them with utility items. "There is no dowry system ... they provide us with various articles of household use", said Hardev Singh, one of the grooms. Every year Bhai Chanaya Ji Charitable Hospital and Public Sewa Society organises mass wedding ceremony in which the dream of many poor and orphan girls of getting married is realised. -ANI |
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