The bride saw the ‘black’ face of the groom, bid and said- I will not marry! Know the strange case of Sitapur

A very strange case has come to light from Sitapur district in Uttar Pradesh, where the bride refused to leave the pavilion just on the occasion of marriage because she did not like the groom’s face. The matter was such that all the views were surprised.

This incident is from Pisawan area. The groom, Barati and band-Baja had all reached for marriage. The bride and the groom were sitting for the wedding rituals in the pavilion, when the bride’s eyes fell on the groom’s face. The bride was shocked to see the groom’s dark or “black” color. She clearly stated that this boy does not like her and she will not marry her. On hearing this, there was an uproar in the pavilion and all were shocked.

There was a lot of attempts to convince the bride, the family explained to her that ‘more qualities are more virtuous’ and this is a question of ‘social reputation’. The boy’s family also got angry and felt his dishonor. The elders and relatives of the village tried to convince the bride together, but the bride was adamant on her point. She kept the same rote that she does not like the groom’s look at all and does not want to spend her life with her.

Eventually, everyone had to bow down to the bride’s stubbornness. Even after this drama and all efforts that lasted for hours, when the matter did not happen, both sides broke the marriage. There was disappointment and disappointment in the house where the shehnaiya was played. The groom had to return the procession without a bride, which caused a lot of infamy of the whole family.

This incident again exposes the prejudices present in the society about color and physical texture. Many times weddings are broken due to these upper things, due to which both families and especially boys and girls have to face a lot of difficulties in emotional and socially.