Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru/Udupi (SP)
Mangaluru/Udupi, Apr 26: A number of marriages were performed on Sunday April 25 after obtaining permission from the respective tahsildars, in spite of the weekend curfew in force. Dakshina Kannada district witnessed 372 marriages being performed on a single day while 354 couples entered wedded life in Udupi district. Sunday was an auspicious day as per Hindu calendar for various ceremonies, which became available after a gap of about two months, a period during which auspicious occasions were not held.
As many as 82 marriages were solemnized in the city. Dakshina Kannada zilla panchayat chief executive officer Dr Kumar, said that 372 marriages were permitted to be held in the district on Sunday. A total of 644 marriages were performed in Udupi district on April 24 and 25.
Likewise, with advance permission from the district administration, 354 marriages were conducted in Udupi district on Sunday. The organizers of these marriages followed COVID 19 guidelines and limited the total number of guests to 50. Several of these marriages were beamed online to facilitate guests and relatives who could not attend them on account of restrictions on the attendance.
The police could see that the vehicles were related to marriages by their flower decorations. At a few places, the police also checked passes and other documents before allowing the vehicles to move ahead. Officials visited the marriage venues, which in some cases happened to the courtyards of the residences of the families of brides.