As any blushing bride would undoubtedly agree, it's nice to be surrounded by friends and family on the big day.
But for these happy girls, there was safety in numbers as they got hitched in a mass wedding in India.
The
47 Muslim brides all wore peach saris with a covering veil as they
waited for the ceremony in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad to
begin.
The girls wait for the start of a mass wedding ceremony in Ahmedabad
Two of the Indian brides chat to each other before the mass wedding ceremony begins
The grooms in traditional
outfits are given food while their brides put a thumbprint on the
marriage certificate and sign it
They sat next to each other
excitingly chatting as religious leaders put their thumbprints on the
marriage certificate and signed it while the grooms watched nearby.
The act signified the bride's
agreement to the wedding in front of a relative - a ritual known as the
'Nikah Kabool Hai' or 'Do You Agree for the Marriage' section.
The
grooms were all dressed in traditional outfit, but one of the men
couldn't resist making a quick mobile call for last-minute advice.
Mass weddings in India are quite common - giving poor people a good ceremony or held on an auspicious date of the year.
Daily Mail
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