· The government-sponsored programme was aimed at preventing unnecessary expenditure on weddings and prevent middle class and economically weaker sections from getting into financial distress
The government-sponsored mass marriage programme – Saptapadi – on Wednesday witnessed 60 couples entering wedlock at a simple ceremony held in Nanjangud near here.
A joint initiative of the district administration and the Department of Muzrai, Sapthapadi mass marriage took place at Srikanteshwara Swamy Temple between 10.55 a.m. and 11.40 a.m.