Bride, groom tie the knot with masks on

Mihir Ray | TNN | Apr 19, 2020, 04:38 IST

Rourkela: The parents of Amrit and Subhasree had grand plans for their wedding. The date, April 17, had been fixed a long time back. But as luck would have it, the lockdown came as a jolt to the two families. Not willing to postpone the marriage, the duo decided to tie the knot on the same day but after maintaining all lockdown guidelines.
On Friday, Amrit, son of Snehalata and Madan Mohal Patel, reached the house of Subhasree, daughter of Susama and Arun Patel, resident of Jhargaon under Lepripada block of Sundargarh district. Amrit was accompanied by five guests, each wearing masks. At the entrance stood a person with a sanitiser.
During the wedding, both the bride and groom had their faces covered with masks. The marriage was solemnised keeping the social distancing norms in mind. Even the priest kept a distance.
“We thought we would organise the wedding in a grand manner. But when the lockdown got extended, we decided to follow the norms and conduct the marriage,” said Madan Mohan, father of Amrit.
“We missed our relatives and friends who could not come. But we are happy that the wedding took place,” he added.