Article: Afghan grooms sit on chairs during their mass marriage ceremony...

Article: A mass marriage for Godhra riots victims
The Hindustan Times;  November 6, 2007 ;     285 words ......riots, have tied the nuptial knot at a mass marriage ceremony in Vadodra. The credit for this mass marriage goes to Adarsh Seva Trust (AST), a...Dangiwala, President of the AST said the mass marriage came as a blessing to the victims...

Article: Over 870 men, women tie the knot in Chhattisgarh mass marriage
The Hindustan Times;  March 1, 2009 ;     217 words ......Chhattisgarh, an official said Sunday. In a mass marriage ceremony, 874 men and women of various...over to the bridegroom. "It was a rare mass marriage ceremony in the troubled area. People...worth Rs.5,000 to each couple. The mass marriage was organised under the Chhattisgarh...

Article: 33 COUPLES WED IN FREE MASS MARRIAGE
The Hindustan Times;  May 5, 2006 ;     333 words ......couples entered wedlock at the 20th free mass marriage programme of Arya Idiga Samaj, held...Bahadur Choultry here on Thursday. The mass marriage was jointly organised by Mysore and...District Arya Idiga Samaj and the Free Mass Marriage Committee of Arya Ediga Samaj. Sri...

Article: Musharraf's policies widely lauded by international community: Speaker NA.
PPI - Pakistan Press International;  May 30, 2004 ;     360 words ......other countries, he was addressing a mass marriage ceremony at Aiwan-e-Iqbal where 31...coupled were married. Commenting on the mass marriage, Speaker NA said that this step is...this system running. Addressing the mass marriage ceremony Punjab governor Maj Gen (Retd...

Article: 86 COUPLES TO TIE KNOT IN GUJARAT MASS MARRIAGE
The Hindustan Times;  November 8, 2008 ;     176 words ......parts of Gujarat will get married in a mass marriage ceremony here Monday to be organised...9th function we are organizing. These mass marriage functions began 20 years ago. The present...Maharaj said. The organisation's 8th mass marriage function was meant only for the Muslims...

Article: Jamali to attend mass marriage ceremony on April 11.
PPI - Pakistan Press International;  April 8, 2004 ;     85 words ......Zafarullah Khan Jamali would attend a mass marriage ceremony here on April 11.Deputy District...Nasim Sadiq Thursday said that in the mass marriage ceremony 115 couples, including 15...said this would be the first grand mass marriage ceremony in Punjab. Each couple would...

Article: THOUSANDS TAKE PART IN UNKAL FAIR
The Hindustan Times;  April 1, 2006 ;     224 words ......Siddeshwara Trust Committee had organised mass marriage in which 48 couple tied nuptial knot...chief guest over the function said mass marriage was helpful in making poor families...complimented the trust for organising mass marriage on the large scale. Published by HT...

Article: 990 tribal couples marry en-masse in Maharashtra
The Hindustan Times;  March 1, 2007 ;     370 words ......990 couples tied nuptial knots in a mass marriage in Maharshtra's Thane District recently...performing rituals. But the tradition of mass marriage also involves some cases relating to...and their wards participated in the mass marriage with full joy. They believed such functions...

Article: India Muslim Mass Marriage
AP Images;  April 5, 2009 ;     38 words ...Volunteers inspect dowry during a Muslim mass marriage in Ahmadabad, India, Sunday, April 5, 2009. About 125 couples from Gujarat state married during the mass marriage organized by The Gujarat Sarvjanik welfare trust. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

Article: VHP organises mass marriage in Siliguri
The Hindustan Times;  March 4, 2006 ;     212 words ......Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) organised mass marriage. The idea was to provide a social recognition...recognition to couples through holding mass marriage ceremony. Some 10-12 couples tied nuptial knot at ceremony. "The VHP organised mass marriage of tribals living in the area ...

Article: Afghan couples walk down stairs during their mass marriage ceremony...
Getty Images;  August 18, 2008 ;     72 words ......couples walk down stairs during their mass marriage ceremony... Full Size JPG (579 KB...couples walk down stairs during their mass marriage ceremony in Mazar-e Sharif on August...northern Afghanistan a day after a similar mass marriage in another city that was belived to...

Article: Afghan brides sit on chairs during their mass marriage ceremony...
Getty Images;  August 18, 2008 ;     101 words ...Afghan brides sit on chairs during their mass marriage ceremony... Full Size JPG (1964 KB) Afghan brides sit on chairs during their mass marriage ceremony in Herat on August 17, 2008...in what is believed to be the first mass marriage in the country. The men and women were...

Article: An Afghan couple sit on chairs during their mass marriage ceremony...
Getty Images;  August 18, 2008 ;     102 words ......Afghan couple sit on chairs during their mass marriage ceremony... Full Size JPG (1211 KB...Afghan couple sit on chairs during their mass marriage ceremony in Herat on August 17, 2008...in what is believed to be the first mass marriage in the country. The men and women were...

Article: 150 couples tie the knot at Muslim mass marriage
The Hindustan Times;  April 10, 2006 ;     240 words ......rejoicing and bursting of crackers the mass marriage finally concluded with a meal of mutton...feature, this was the first time that the mass marriage was held at the Malviya Nagar grounds...scheme and the residents felt that the mass marriage would despoil the garden. So we moved...