THENI
(TAMIL NADU): Married the wrong girl? At least two grooms in Tamil Nadu can
blame it on a power cut.
A
black out at a crowded mass marriage venue here at an auspicious moment when
about 40 grooms had to simultaneously tie the 'mangal sutra' around their
bride's neck led to a mix up with two of them missing the
target.
Veerachamy, instead of
tying the mangal sutra to Subbulakshmi, the bride, tied it around the neck of
her friend, who was standing near
her.
Similarly, Balamurugan
tied the sacred thread around another girl's neck, instead of
Sivakami.
The mix-up which took
place at the Sri Subramaniaswamy temple complex at Periyakulam, however, was
soon detected.
All ended well
as elders, in a quick damage control exercise, removed the mangal sutras and
made the grooms tie the tread to the right brides after a 'parikara pooja'
(pooja for making
amends).
Temple officials said
as all the couples had gathered along with their relatives and their friends,
leading to overcrowding on Wednesday night.