A woman in India has made history by having the country’s first solo wedding, according to reports.
On June 8, Kshama Bindu, who is 24 years old, reportedly staged a ceremony at her house with her friends and colleagues n attendance.
Originally, she intended to marry in a temple in Vadodara with a priest present, but Sunita Shukla, the leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party, objected to the temple wedding.
She was told that because ‘sologamy’ is not supported by Hindu religion, the ceremony was not take place in the temple.
The priest said that ‘I am against the choice of venue and she will not be allowed to marry herself in any temple. Such marriages are against Hinduism and this will reduce the population of Hindus. If anything goes against religion, then no law will prevail.’
Self-marriage, on the other hand, is a ‘commitment’ to supporting oneself with ‘unconditional love,’ according to Kshama.
With this in mind, she decided to stick with her marriage and relocate despite the criticisms.
She said that ‘I never wanted to get married, but I did want to become a bride, so I decided to marry myself. I can’t describe it in words, but [everyone] has been so kind to me with all the trolls happening to take my side. I have tears of joy reading messages and stories and I [was] so excited for my wedding day.’
She ran into more obstructions when the priest who was supposed to perform her vows withdrew at the last minute.
Finally, she was able to finalize her marriage by adhering to the’mehendi’ and ‘haldi’ ceremonies, which involve body art and the use of turmeric to cleanse the body.
Despite the criticism, she made it happen.
Her parents, on the other hand, are entirely supportive of her decision and have been by her side throughout her self-marriage process.
Kshama intends to travel to Goa for her honeymoon to continue her celebrations.