'Christian boy, Muslim girl and a Hindu wedding'
Looking radiant in a gold-coloured bridal attire with the Hindu symbols of marriage — vermilion mark on her forehead and a thali (mangalsutra) — bride J Serina Banu, 23, completed the seven rounds around the ritual fire at a small Ganesh temple with husband M Justin, uttering the vows in Sanskrit prompted by a Hindu Brahmin priest.
"We were scared of triggering communal riots back home due to our inter-religious union. Now that we are married through another religion, the danger may have abated. Though we do not wish to change our names or faiths, we will live as practising Hindus for the rest of our lives," Banu said.
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