QUIRKY WORLD ... 151 couples tie the knot at a mass wedding in India

INDIA: A mass wedding for 151 young couples has taken place in the western Indian state of Gujarat.

Mon, 07 Dec, 2015 - 00:00

The nuptials were hosted by an Indian diamond trader who has been paying for the weddings of fatherless women in the city of Surat for several years.

Mahesh Savani said he first stepped in to play the role of the father in 2008, when one of his employees died a few days before the weddings of his two daughters.

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