MUMBAI: Friday was a special day for a bevy of young brides from marginalised communities in Andheri. They walked into the office of a local NGO and saw their childhood dreams of red and gold wedding shararas, glittering shoes and trousseau items laid out before them when they arrived for a pre-wedding fitting.
The NGO is organising a mass marriage of eight couples at a banquet hall in Jogeshwari on Tuesday June 6. Most couples are Muslim, and a few belong to the backward Dhangar community. The nikah for Muslim couples will be performed at the venue while the Dhangar brides will be led to temples of their choice for the nuptials and then brought to the mass reception.
