Demonetisation no demon: Chai, laddoos worth Rs 1100 is recipe at this Bihar wedding
Yogendra Sahni had dreams of getting his daughter married with the usual wedding fanfare, but the demonetisation policy announced by PM Modi ruined his plans.
In Short
- Sahni found solace in assurance from the groom's side that they didn't need a lavish wedding.
- Wedding was a low-key affair as there was no priest to oversee solemnising of the ceremony.
- No mouth-watering delicacies served to the groom's side, only a cup of tea and a laddoo.
After a couple in Gujarat's Surat got married by spending just Rs 500/- on their ceremony, another couple now in Bihar has overcome the demonetisation blues and tied the knot by spending only Rs. 1100. Such a frugally-organised affair needed to be solemnised sans the usual pomp and show that is concomitant with weddings.
Yogendra Sahni, a resident of Katihar, had fixed the marriage of his daughter Saraswati to a boy from the same village where they lived. Like many fathers, Yogendra Sahni too had dreams of getting his daughter married with all the fanfare but as fate would have it, the demonetisation policy announced by Prime Minister Modi ruined Sahni's plans.
SAHNI COULDN'T WITHDRAW HEFTY SUM FROM ACCOUNT
All of Sahni's efforts to withdraw cash from his account in the bank went in vain as he could not withdraw a hefty sum. However, the distressed and disappointed father soon found solace in assurance from the groom's side that he didn't need to bother about organising a lavish wedding but only keep the ceremony simple. The groom's family assured Sahni that a simple marriage was perfectly acceptable to them.
On the scheduled date last week, Raja and Saraswati tied the knot in a low-key function in which there was no priest to oversee the solemnising the ceremony with strict adherence to the rituals. Instead, the duo simply exchanged wedding vows and tied the knot. Another feature of the wedding that stood out was that there were no mouth-watering dishes or delicacies served to the groom's side, but only a cup of tea and a "laddoo" each per person. The total amount spent on marriage was a mere Rs. 1100, which also included the clothes of the groom and bride.
WEDDING DATE COULDN'T BE POSTPONED
"Our marriage was fixed before demonetisation was announced. However, after scrapping of old notes was announced, my father was very disappointed but we could not postpone the marriage. Finally, we got married over tea and laddoos", said the bride Saraswati.
At a time when several families, especially those having marriages in their house are battling cash crunch, the extraordinary marriage of Raja and Saraswati is an example many can follow.
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