MP Man Lived-in With Three Girlfriends For 15 Years, Marries All Of Them In The Same Mandap

While most of us are struggling to keep up with just one relationship at a time, a tribal man who was in a live-in relationship with three women got married to all of them together.

This 42-year-old named Samarth Maurya from the Alirajpur district in Madhya Pradesh was in a live-in relationship with all three of his girlfriends for 15 years. He even has six kids from his three lovers before the marriage. The man had fallen in love with the three women at three different times.

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The man had eloped with all three of them named Naanbai, Mela and Sakri from their respective houses 15 years ago and got married to them recently following proper tribal customs. All his six kids (three daughters and three sons) were part of the marriage ceremonies.

While one of the newly-wed wives is a peon in a school, the other two are taking care of the extended family's agriculture and family affairs.

"I wasn't well off when all three live-in relationships began, so I couldn't convert them into proper wedlock despite having kids from the three relationships. But now we're in a position to turn the live-in relationships into marriages. Turning the live-in ties into marriages is important as that alone will make us eligible to be part of all auspicious rituals in our family, as well as gain us entry into the temple of our Kul Devi," Maurya told New Indian Express.

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According to tribal customs, until a man gets married as per the traditions, he is not allowed to take part in social functions. Samarth sent the invitation card to people with the names of all the three brides (between the age of 30 and 35) to all the guests. He had to get married to all three of the wives in the same mandap to follow the tribal customs and traditions.

¡°I got married on April 30. As per our tradition, we are not allowed to participate in social functions till we get married. I was not allowed to enter any function earlier,¡± Samarth said.

The marriage ceremony and functions lasted for three days as per tribal customs, with the revelry including the playing of 'dhol' and 'maandal', a tribal drum.

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The unusual setting also raised many questions if a tribal man is allowed to marry more than one woman. ¡°Presently, I can¡¯t comment if marrying more than one woman in a tribal community is legitimate but tribes have their own customs and rituals and we respect it,¡± Alirajpur district collector Raghwendra Singh told TOI.

Maurya is a former sarpanch of Nanpur village, some 400 kilometres from Bhopal.

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