Rajahmundry: Groom dressed as bride takes part in procession
7 years, 4 months ago

Rajahmundry: Groom dressed as bride takes part in procession

Deccan Chronicle  

Rajahmundry: A groom dressed as a bride, a day before his marriage, was part of the procession riding on a cart pulled by two horses. He offered puja to the family’s favourite deities of Muthyalamma and Challalamma temple expecting good as a family custom at Jagannadhapuram village of Tadepalligudem mandal in West Godavari on Wednesday. The family belongs to the Gannamani dynasty and has roots with ancestor Gannamaneyudu who worked as a chief of security forces in the Kakatiya empire led by queen Rudrama Devi. Later, he said that though he was working abroad, he wanted to fulfil the family tradition coming for several generations without fail expecting something good to happen to the family.

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