Amid chants of Vedic hymns and stanzas from Holy Koran, as many as 22 couples from poor families from both Hindu and Muslim communities tied their knot during a mass-marriage, on Thursday afternoon at New Delhi’s Sainik Farms.
In the annual wedding programme organized by Inner Wheel Club of Delhi Sainik Farms, 22 couples exchanged wedding vows in accordance with customs and traditions followed by respective faiths at the venue, attended by their relatives and hundreds of people including prominent personalities.
Among the couples, four were from Muslims community.
Seating and dining arrangements were made for nearly 500 people at the venue, and the couples were gifeted with a set of items essential for household, including bedding, LPG stove, utensils and sewing machines.
Organisers are also contributing some ornaments and certain amount of cash to each couple. The ceremony began around 01 pm solemnising the Hindu wedding followed by Muslim Nikah.
"Given the high disparity and traditions like dowry in our society, many poor parents are unable to arrange the marriage for their girls. Therefore we have institutionalized this annual mass marriage event so that we can help these families in fulfilling their most important duty towards their children," said Mrs Pragya Aggarwal of Inner Wheel Club.
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The newly-wed couples were blessed for a happy and prosperous future by Sri Ashish Gautam, founder and President of Divya Prem Seva Mission, Haridwar. Among other prominent personalities present during the event were Innner Wheel International President Anne Fryer, Inner Wheel Club of Sainik Farms President Kumud Jain, Assciation President Nandini Bhargawa, Association President-Elect Dr Kapila Gupta and District Chairman Mrs Raveen Saluja among others.
About Inner Wheel:
International Inner Wheel is the largest women's Voluntary Service Organisation in the world with around 100,000 members and with clubs in over 100 countries and geographical locations around the world. Founded originally by the womenfolk of Rotarians, the organization shares similar aims to those of Rotary International, with which it continues to maintain strong links, though bringing its own perspective.