Mohan Dhakale/Burhanpur. According to tradition, in weddings the groom goes to the bride’s house with a wedding procession, but in Burhanpur the Ganga flows in reverse. In the Gujarati Modh merchant society, the bride rides a horse and goes to the groom’s house with a wedding procession. The society still follows this 500 years old tradition with great pomp and show.
Even today, before the wedding, the bride takes out a wedding procession and rides a horse to the groom’s house and invites him for the wedding procession. A similar sight was seen in Mohammadpura area of Burhanpur. The bride, who lives in Burhanpur area, reached the NRI groom’s place with the wedding procession and invited the groom to bring the wedding procession. The groom happily accepted the invitation. In return, he presented a sword to the bride.
The tradition is 500 years old
Society President Vijay Kumar Shah said that this is about 500 years old tradition of the society. Before the wedding, the bride arrives riding on a mare to invite the groom for the wedding procession. NRI groom Abhijeet Shah is a resident of Nepanagar area. The bride Aastha is from Burhanpur. The groom is a manager in Google Company in America. The bride is a chartered accountant in Dubai. The 500 year old tradition was continued by them even today. After this ritual, their marriage took place today.
NRI groom gifted a sword
The NRI groom presented a sword to the bride as a gift after accepting the invitation. The bride was looking like the queen of Jhansi on a horse. The bride returned to her home after giving the invitation, keeping the sword in her hand.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: December 26, 2023, 13:07
