The bride being led by her relatives from a relief camp at Malappuram to a nearby temple for the wedding ceremony on Sunday. MSP High School here, one of the 155 relief camps functioning across the seven taluks in the district, witnessed a wedding on Sunday, underscoring yet again that life should go on in spite of devastation and hardship. Anju, daughter of Sundaran from Nechikkattiri near here, and Shaiju from Vengara tied the knot at a simple function at Tripuranthaka temple, a stone’s throw away from the relief camp. The bride and groom were lodged in the relief camp after their houses were inundated as the Kadalundipuzha displayed its fury four days ago. They did not want to cancel or postpone their wedding fixed for Sunday as many people did elsewhere. Instead, they went ahead with the wedding ceremony by reducing the function to a simple one. Cancelling the auditorium they had booked for the wedding, the bride and groom turned the relief camp into a wedding hall. Everyone in the relief camp joined the newlyweds, showering them with blessings for a happy life together. Ms. Anju was too shy to respond as a curious spectator asked her what she felt. Mr. Shaiju, the groom, did not however hide his joy. He said they were thrilled to carry on with the wedding rites as planned.

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