Summary:
With the ease in lockdown, Bengal gears up in weddings.
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Within six weeks after the state eased covid restrictions, 36,000 marriages have been registered. As of August 20, the state has 9,635 active cases with around 600-700 infections being recorded every day.
The huge surge in weddings is owed to thousands of marriages being canceled in April, May, and June when the second wave of Covid-19 almost battered the country.
Couples who had to reschedule their weddings at the time got hitched recently.
The state government handed over 9,946 marriage certificates in just 15 days of this month.
A government official said that the data is till August 15 and highlighted that the Sawan period starts after this when Hindu customs don’t allow weddings during this period.
The Muslim community also had a significant share in the marriage numbers before August 10 ahead of the Muharram period.
Vedika Agarwal and Rahul Agarwal, who had planned their wedding on July 1, postponed it to July 15 due to Covid-19 restrictions.
“All the preparations were made and even the venue was booked for July 1 when the restrictions came into effect.
After waiting for a few more days when we sensed that the restrictions might continue for a few more days our families decided to postpone the wedding,” Vedika was quoted.