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India: Bride refuses to marry after finding groom wearing a wig

No amount of persuasion from her family could convince bride to reconsider

Published:  February 25, 2022 10:27

IANS

  

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Etawah:  bride refused to marry the groom on the wedding day after she saw him wearing a wig.

The incident took place in the Bharthana area of the Etawah district on Wednesday night.

The groom, Ajay Kumar, had to return home without getting married.

According to reports, when the garland exchange ceremony was underway, the bride noticed that Ajay was extra cautious and repeatedly adjusting his traditional headgear.

Someone told the bride that the groom was actually bald and was wearing a wig on his head. The bride fainted and fell on the stage.

Later, when she regained consciousness, she refused to marry the groom.

No amount of persuasion from her family could convince her and the baraat finally retuned without the bride.

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Camel hugs ex-owner upon meeting him, refuses to let go

Published:  February 14, 2022 13:48

Tawfiq Nasrallah, Senior News Editor

Dubai: A video clip of camel "hugging" its ex-owner has gone viral on social media across Saudi Arabia.

According to media reports, a Saudi man sold his camel to someone else and after sometime, it so happened that the ex-owner went to check on his old camel. However, he was surprised to see the camel's reaction.

The video also shows the camel curling its neck around the man and refusing to let go. It was reported that someone tried to pull the camel away but it refused.

Camels are the national animal of Saudi Arabia and are native to the Arabian Peninsula, with a long history of accompanying Saudis as far back as time recorded, according to tourism website Visit Saudi.

Often deemed as the ‘ship of the desert’ and ‘Ata Allah’ (which translates to the ‘Gift of God’), camels are a very important part of Saudi cultural heritage because they used to be an essential part of the lives of people before cars arrived.

For centuries, camels provided them with a lot of basic life necessities such as transport, milk, food, and clothing.