Samuha Lagna - Village Sadarveda, Dharampur

Miss Sujata –Trustee, Sarvodaya Parivar Trust; & Villagers managed
50 couples’ samuha lagna on 29th & 30th March, 2008.
We visited this village on 29th March.

Welcome to guests from Mumbai.

Tribals dancing welcoming guests from Mumbai.

Guests from Mumbai joining the dance.

Tribal ladies dancing - Welcoming the Friends of Dharampur.

Sadarveda Samuha Lagna – Pandal.

Sadarveda Samuha Lagna A couple with haldi + family Haldi Vidhi.

Sadarveda Samuha Lgana Couples & guests.

Sadarveda Samuha Lgana – Brides ready.

Sadarveda Samuha Lgana Bhikhubhai being gifted Topi & Shawl.

Guests with topis.

Diesel generator for lighting for marriage celebrations.

Sadarveda Samuha Lagna.

At both villages - “Sadarveda’ and ‘Khoba’ the marriage celebrations lasted for two days. On 29th March - Haldi Vidhi was carried out. 29th, whole night people danced and celebrated. On 30th, Hasta Vidhi - marriage ceremony took place.

Mumbai guests visited Sadarveda on 29th and Khoba on 30th.

Totally 82 couples got married, more than 5,000 guests participated in the celebrations. Total expenditure on two day celebrations was less than Rs. 5,00,000.

Rashmin Chandulal Sanghvi

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