2.5-foot-tall bride & groom steal the show at mass wedding event in UP's Kaushambi
A total of 298 marriages — including four Muslim couples — were solemnised at the event
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A 2.5-foot-tall bride and groom became the centre of attention at a mass wedding ceremony organised under the Chief Minister's Mass Marriage Scheme in Uttar Pradesh's Kaushambi on Thursday.
District Social Welfare Officer Dilip Kumar said the ceremony was held at Bhavans Mehta Mahavidyalaya under Bharwari Municipal Council. A total of 321 couples had registered for the event, of which 298 marriages — including four Muslim couples — were solemnised. All newlyweds received household essentials as per government provisions.
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He added that among the registered couples was a pair, both approximately 2.5 feet tall. The groom, 21-year-old Jitendra Patel, hails from Gopal Ka Purwa village in Pratapgarh; while the bride, 18-year-old Hiramani Patel, is a resident of Bharwari Municipal Council in Kaushambi.
"The bride's family said they couldn't afford a lavish wedding due to financial constraints and proposed the idea of a marriage under the Chief Minister's Mass Marriage Scheme, which we agreed to," Jitendra's elder brother Rajendra added.
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