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Karnataka: Woman chooses groom in 'swayamvar'

A Ram-Sita wedding took place in Karnataka's Gokarna on May 19 wherein a 'swayamvar' was organised to decide a groom for the bride.

Karnataka: Woman chooses groom in 'swayamvar'
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Published : May 27, 2019, 11:47 PM IST

Karawar: A Ramayana-like wedding took place in Karnataka's Gokarna on May 19, wherein a 'swayamwar' was organised to choose the groom for a woman.

Karnataka: Woman chooses groom in 'swayamvar'

The wedding was planned exactly like that described in Ramayana, where Ram marries Sita after breaking the 'Shiv Dhanush' at the swayamwar.

The bride, Nisha, finally got married to one Ramadas Kamat, who broke the dhanush.

Many youths came forward to break the bow, but none succeeded.

It was eventually Kamat who broke the bow and got to marry Nisha.

READ: Rahul Gandhi to visit Wayanad in first week of June

Karawar: A Ramayana-like wedding took place in Karnataka's Gokarna on May 19, wherein a 'swayamwar' was organised to choose the groom for a woman.

Karnataka: Woman chooses groom in 'swayamvar'

The wedding was planned exactly like that described in Ramayana, where Ram marries Sita after breaking the 'Shiv Dhanush' at the swayamwar.

The bride, Nisha, finally got married to one Ramadas Kamat, who broke the dhanush.

Many youths came forward to break the bow, but none succeeded.

It was eventually Kamat who broke the bow and got to marry Nisha.

READ: Rahul Gandhi to visit Wayanad in first week of June

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