VADODARA: "I am very happy to finally be a married woman," gushed the 24-year-old bride, radiant in her red bridal finery and glowing, from happiness and perhaps from a little relief too, while flashing her shining mangal sutra and bright sindoor on Wednesday.
1/5:Gujarat woman marries herself
<p>A 24-year-old woman, Kshama Bindu, married herself on Wednesday. </p>TNN
2/5:Vadodara woman marries herself
<p>Kshama Bindu entered into a marital bond in a ceremony that had all the trappings of an ordinary wedding event, including the pheras. </p>
3/5:Woman marries herself in Gujarat
<p>Kshama was to marry on June 11 but she decided to prepone the wedding to avoid any controversy on the D-day after her self-wedding suddenly turned into a cause celebre across the society.</p>
4/5:This woman marries herself in Gujarat's first 'sologamy'
<p>In the 40-minute wedding digitalized rituals organized at her home in Gotri area, Kshama's friends showered flowers while promising to support her all through life. </p>
5/5:Photos: This woman marries herself in Gujarat's first 'sologamy'
<p>The bride, who even had her 'mehendi' and 'haldi' rituals, was, however, on tenterhooks after a few neighbours had objected to the constant flow of visitors to her home.</p>Kshama Bindu finally kept her promise to herself and entered into a marital bond in a ceremony that had all the trappings of an ordinary wedding event, including the pheras. Kshama was to marry on June 11 but she decided to prepone the wedding to avoid any controversy on the D-day after her self-wedding suddenly turned into a cause celebre across the society.
