MALAPPURAM: It was a festive day for the inmates of the flood relief camp at Malappuram MSP Lower Primary School on Sunday, with one among them — Anju (19) — going ahead with her wedding plans despite the sad turn of events.The day began with Anju, dressed in bridal clothes, setting out for her home on the banks of Kadalundi river from the camp before going to the nearby Thripuranthaka temple for the wedding. “Anju wanted to go for marriage from our house. We had lost everything in the flood and were staying at the camp since Wednesday. We decided to conduct the marriage as scheduled after the camp inmates and coordinators extended all support,” Anju’s mother Sobha said.Shaiju (27), the bridegroom, too reached the venue on time, and the knot was tied at ‘muhurtham’ between 10.30am and 11.30am in the presence of camp inmates as well as relatives. The temple authorities served a sadya to all participants after the ceremony.Anju’s home was submerged in heavy rain last week after the river overflowed. The couple had got engaged around eight months ago and the marriage was scheduled at a community hall in Malappuram town.“We had planned a grand ceremony but my family decided to go for a simple function in the wake of the flood,” Shaiju said. “My family was not directly affected by the flood but several families in my locality were affected.”Devaki, a neighbour who is also housed in the camp, said residents and the temple committee had helped in conducting the wedding.

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