Varun Gandhi ties knot in Varanasi
Sunday, March 06, 2011 11:41:31 AM by ANI
By Girish Kumar Dubey
Varanasi, Mar.6 (ANI): Amid a buzz of excitement, Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP) MP Varun Gandhi got married to graphic designer Yamini Roy
at the Kashi Kaamkoteshwar temple in Varanasi today.
The wedding ceremony was performed as per vedic traditions, and
rituals were performed by Swami Jayendra Saraswati, Shankaracharya of
the holy Kanchi Math (monastery) in south India.
"Though it is a political family, they are Kashmiri Pandits. They
belong to the clan of Brahmins. It is essential for them to take
blessings from God in the proper manner. This is why, a grand ceremony
has been organized," said the Shankaracharya.
Despite the leader's political background, very few guests had been
invited to the wedding.
The haldi rasm was performed on Saturday at a simple function in the
temple complex.
Meanwhile in Pilibhit (Uttar Pradesh), Gandhi's constituency, locals
and supporters had staged a highly charged wedding procession to
express joy and convey their wishes to the couple.
Scores of locals joined in the festivities, distributing sweets while
dancing to traditional Indian wedding music.
The wedding reception, which was to be held on March 8 in Delhi, has
been cancelled, following the death of Gandhi's grandmother, Amteshwar
Anand. (ANI)
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