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  Newsmakers   09 May 2017  Couple gets married without nikah or pheras

Couple gets married without nikah or pheras

THE ASIAN AGE
Published : May 9, 2017, 6:04 pm IST
Updated : May 10, 2017, 11:23 am IST

The couple had been dating for a long time and were elated when their parents agreed.

Junaid and Garima celbrated with family and friends (Photo: Facebook)
 Junaid and Garima celbrated with family and friends (Photo: Facebook)

Inter-religious marriages have always been a subject to controversy in our country and for a lot of couples different religious backgrounds mean an end to their relationship. Recently the issue of love jihad and a man being beaten to death for aiding an interfaith marriage have made things worse.

But a love story comes as a ray of hope amidst all this negativity, as the Hindu-Muslim couple is breaking barriers to set an example. Junaid Shaikh, a Muslim, and Garima Joshi, a Hindu, decided to get married by giving Hindu as well as Muslim rituals a miss.

The couple who had been dating for a long time felt the religious difference would come in the way of their union, but were elated when their parents agreed. The couple then decided to get married sans a nikaah or traditional pheras, and only held a celebration of two cultures.

The couple went beyond religious ceremonies and made their wedding a celebration of love, like it’s supposed to be. A video documenting their journey has gone viral with thousands of shares.

Tags: viral video, hindu muslim, nikah, phera