Srinagar, Oct 27: As many as 30 couples on Thursday tied knot in a sample mass marriage held at Babdamb Khanyar in Srinagar.
The couples from various districts of the Valley tied their knots in a marriage function organised by a local non-governmental organisation (NGO), The Helping Hand’s foundation.
Speaking to Rising Kashmir, one of the NGO members said that in present times, many superfluous traditions have sneaked into our society and, as a result, the holding of marriages has become unaffordable for many. He added that we have seen many cases in a society where women in their thirties and even forties are not getting married due to these customs.
“We want to spread a positive message through this mass marriage ceremony where we got 31 couples married from different districts of the Valley to make the marriage functions cheaper than the cheapest,” he said.
Another member of an NGO said that thousands of girls have crossed the marriage age and their parents are unable to afford the expensive marriages resulting in a huge number of girls as well as boys having crossed their marriage ages.
“The couples register themselves with the organization, and after verifying their credentials and other details, the NGO starts making arrangements for their marriage.”
“Our aim in organizing such a marriage is only to promote sample Nikkah. As dowry and other evil rituals have become a headache for underprivileged people. “
Thousands of girls have crossed the marriage age, and their parents are unable to afford expensive marriages. resulting in a huge number of girls as well as boys having crossed their marriage ages.
The organisers wanted rich people to think before spending opulently on their marriages. Those who spend lakhs on the weddings of their children should first see whether their neighbors have been able to marry their wards.
“We are fast turning into a hedonistic society where we hardly bother to look after our poor neighbors or relatives.”
These kinds of marriages should be encouraged. Every day, we hear stories about parents who are unable to marry their children because they cannot afford a dowry or expensive weddings. “Above all, we are Muslims, and Islam encourages uncomplicated marriages,” a bride said.
To a query, the President of the NGO, Helping Hands Foundation, said, “It is people who are donating all the things for these couples.” We are just taking our progress and finalizing things.
On being asked how people are approaching this NGO, he said people are finding brides for themselves on their own. We are helping them by providing assistance and other things for their marriages.
For those who are approaching us after finalizing their partner’s Our team is verifying their credentials properly and, after proper verification, this NGO is helping them.
