A youth on Friday married a jaundice-afflicted widow in the presence of doctors and nurses in Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar Hospital in Chhattisgarh.
On the auspicious day of ‘Akshaya Tritiya’, the woman took ‘Saat Phere’ (seven vows of the marriage) on a wheel chair.
Under the Hindu customs, the couple completed the marriage ceremony in 10 minutes. The first marriage of the bride, Roopali Nandi, 23, of Khalbada Kukurbeda (Amanaka) was performed to a youth , a resident of Gudhiyari about five years ago. Within 10 months of the marriage her husband died of disease. After the death of her husband, she has been working in a factory near her parental house. She resides with her father lakhan Nandi, brother and sister-in-law. Her mother had died when she was six months old.
It has been said that a ‘Widow Introductory Meet’ was held at Maharashtra Mandal situated at Samta Colony in the city on March 9. Roopali, along with her family members had reached the venue and participated in the Meet. During the Meet, a youth from Odisha, Varun Bagh, 30, liked her and decided the date for marriage on Akshay Tritiya. While both the families were making preparations for the marriage, Roopali fell sick two days ago.
The sister-in-law of the bride said that she was taken to district hospital on Thursday and after treatment she was referred to Dr Ambedkar hospital, where she was diagnosed for jaundice. Immediately she was admitted in the hospital. It has been said that her marriage was performed at the hospital with the permission of the hospital superintendent Dr Vivek Choudhary.
A resident of Odisha, the bridegroom said that he has been residing with his sister and brother-in-law at Arjun Nagar near Ghadi Chowk and works as Draftsman with a construction company. It is his first marriage. He is happy with the marriage and is waiting for his wife to get well soon.