An Indian diamond tycoon has thrown a mass wedding ceremony for 236 fatherless brides and given every of them presents value 1000's of kilos.
In India the ritual of kanyadaan - gifting away one's daughter in marriage - is a cherished custom however many younger ladies, particularly from impoverished communities, are disadvantaged of it.
However multi-millionaire Mahesh Savani has come to the rescue, paying for an enormous wedding ceremony in Gujarat yesterday and performing kanyadaan for all the brides.
The mass wedding ceremony (pictured) occurred in Surat, Gujarat. Mahesh Savani stated the ladies, whose households had been all too poor to finance their weddings, noticed him as their foster father
A helicopter employed by an area TV channel took his image of the large wedding ceremony in Gujarat
His personal two sons additionally bought married on the similar ceremony, making a complete of 238 brides.
Mr Savani, who made his fortune within the diamond sharpening trade within the metropolis of Surat, stated he believed gifting away the brides was a blessing from God.
It's not the primary time he had performed it and he stated: 'With Sunday's mass wedding ceremony, I've change into a proud father to have carried out the kanyadaan of over 700 women.'
Video footage, taken by a helicopter employed by an area TV station, confirmed the large wedding ceremony with lots of of brides in vibrant saris and ornate jewelry.
Though kanyadaan is a Hindu ritual, 5 of the brides had been from the Muslim neighborhood and one was a Christian.
Mahesh Savani (pictured, left, with certainly one of his sons) paid for the mass wedding ceremony. Amongst these getting married was his cousin Jay (proper) who wed his bride, Divya
The tycoon additionally gifted gold, sofas and beds, value 500,000 rupees (£6,000), to every of the brides.
Savani started his kanyadaan marketing campaign in 2008 when certainly one of his staff died days earlier than his daughter's wedding ceremony.
Indian weddings are well-known for his or her luxurious feasts, embellished horses, bands and dancers to entertain lots of and even 1000's of visitors.
Fathers in India historically pay for his or her daughters' weddings, which might imply that if a bride's father has died or is extraordinarily poor, her possibilities of getting married are subsequent to nil.
Mr Savani's son Mitul (centre) marries his bride Janki (proper) within the presence of a Hindu priest. Among the many fatherless brides had been 5 from the Muslim neighborhood and one Christian
There have been actually 1000's of wedding ceremony visitors on the mass ceremony close to Surat
It's not identified how a lot the whole ceremony value nevertheless it should have been many crore rupees
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