Marriages in India are fun-filled with various rituals take place. However, in rural areas, old customs still prevail in today’s time. Not mentioning one here but a case here is a 90-yo man in Uttar Pradesh gets his son married to a wooden effigy.
The bizarre wedding took place in Uttar Pradesh’s, Prayagraj and was full of elaborate rituals. But, why did the boy agreed to get married to a wooden bride? It’s all because of his 90-yo father.
Well, this was his father’s last wish according to the groom’s relative. Shiv Mohan wanted all his sons to get married before he died. Shiv Mohan said to ANI:
“I have nine sons, eight of them are married. The youngest one has no property and is not intelligent enough, so I got him married to an wooden effigy.”
Prayagraj: A man was married to an effigy in Ghurpur as per his father’s wish. Father of the bridegroom says, “I have 9 sons of which 8 were married. My 9th son has no property and is not intelligent, so I got him married to an effigy. (18.06.2020) pic.twitter.com/FiONuWdAQO
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) June 18, 2020
A Hindu priest concluded the marriage with rituals. Exchange of garlands and ‘Saath Pheras’ took place while the number of relatives attended the nuptials.
Shiv Mohan the father of the groom, wanted all his sons to get married before he died. So, his relatives and local priests supposedly convinced him to marry his son to an effigy in the absence of a bride.
Bizarre 🤣
— Pooja Shah (@_PoojaShah) June 18, 2020
What the F😷
— surajit singha roy (@surajit21418926) June 18, 2020
Brilliance. 🤝
— shikha kadian (@ShikhaKadian) June 19, 2020
Uncle ek alag hi trip par hai.
— निगमनरेशर्मा (@nigamsharma9227) June 19, 2020
Aisa desh hai mera…
— कुछ अनकही (@kuchh_ankahi) June 19, 2020
This is not good
— Captain Andhra (@Parth_chin) June 19, 2020
