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IN PICTURES: 261 couples are married in mass wedding
Two hundred and sixty one young couples, including six Muslim and three Christian couples tied the knot at the mass wedding in Surat, India.
The mass wedding was hosted by Indian businessman Mahesh Savani, who has been funding the weddings of fatherless girls in the city of Surat for several years.
Weddings in India are expensive affairs with the bride's family traditionally expected to pay the groom a large dowry of cash and gifts.
Pictures: AP/Ajit Solanki
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