Indian couple marry underwater

A couple exchanged marigold garlands today in India’s first known underwater wedding, and hoped the 38 minutes they spent at the bottom of a swimming pool would set a new record.

Indian couple marry underwater

A couple exchanged marigold garlands today in India’s first known underwater wedding, and hoped the 38 minutes they spent at the bottom of a swimming pool would set a new record.

Nearly 300 guests cheered the couple, seated on a green carpet 12 feet under the surface, as a Hindu priest submerged with them chanted hymns through a radio transmitter so guests outside the pool could hear.

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