Amid COVID-19 Restrictions, Couple Ties Knot On Bridge Connecting Tamil Nadu And Kerala

The coronavirus pandemic has affected just about every area of our lives ¡ª large events especially. Among them, weddings have been one of the biggest casualties. Due to the restrictions in place, many couples have had to swap their big fat weddings for small intimate affairs.

Even with strict measures in place, there have been many instances of weddings not following the protocols, prompting the authorities to pull them up for the offences.

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Recently, a couple from Madurai got married on a commercial flight to escape Covid restrictions in Tamil Nadu. The video of the entire function went viral in which the groom was making his bride wear a mangalsutra while the others were sitting at their seats.

Now, another couple has pulled off a bizarre stunt to beat restrictions to tie the knot. Unnikrishnan, a native of Marayoor Idukki in Kerala married Thangamayil, a native of Batlagundu in Dindigul Tamil Nadu, on a bridge connecting the two states.

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The bridge where the ceremony took place is located across the Chinnar river, and has become a new destination for weddings and as many as 11 weddings have taken place there since the last lockdown, according to a News18 report.

All the weddings that have taken place on the bridge had just one thing in common. None of the two parties of these weddings were from the same state.

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The report added that the wedding was overseen by officials from both states' police, health, forest, and excise departments. The only person missing was a priest.

Prior to the commencement of the ritual, the bride presented her covid negative certificate and walked on the bridge. Then the groom followed her after presenting his certificate. The couple were joined by some of their relatives.

While the groom tied the knot with the bride, the families of both the bride and groom watched and blessed the auspicious occasion from either side of the bridge.

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