Chandigarh Tribune
CHANDIGARH, Sept 27 - As many as 10 poor couples tied the nuptial knot during a mass marriage function organised jointly by the Lions Club, Chandigarh Plaza and the Arya Samaj, Sector 12 Panchkula, at Raipur Kalan village near here today.
Aimed at facilitating the poor families to arrange the marriages of their wards, these marriages were solemnised amid chanting of 'mantras' and 'shabad kirtan' and in accordance with both Hindu and Sikh rituals.
Addressing the gathering comprising of the relatives of the newly wed couples, the local MP Mr Satya Pal Jain, lauded the efforts of the organisers and urged the social organisations to organise such functions regularly to enable the poor and the needy to solemnise the marriages of their children.
CHANDIGARH, Sept 27 - As many as 10 poor couples tied the nuptial knot during a mass marriage function organised jointly by the Lions Club, Chandigarh Plaza and the Arya Samaj, Sector 12 Panchkula, at Raipur Kalan village near here today.
Aimed at facilitating the poor families to arrange the marriages of their wards, these marriages were solemnised amid chanting of 'mantras' and 'shabad kirtan' and in accordance with both Hindu and Sikh rituals.
Addressing the gathering comprising of the relatives of the newly wed couples, the local MP Mr Satya Pal Jain, lauded the efforts of the organisers and urged the social organisations to organise such functions regularly to enable the poor and the needy to solemnise the marriages of their children.
