Crossing borders on foot for love

A Bengaluru couple walked all the way from Bengaluru to a temple in Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu to get married.

Originally from Tiruvannamalai, the families of the bride and the groom had long settled in Bengaluru. And hence, Bengaluru was supposed to play host to their wedding, but because of the events of the past week, the couple had to walk all the way to Tiruvannamalai to get married.

As protests erupted in Bengaluru, the booked wedding hall was cancelled on fears that the relatives from Thiruvannamalai would never make it, said a male relative. So, Sowmya and Renjith decided to cross the border for the wedding.

Another bride Prema, whose marriage plans were also affected because of the recent developments over Cauvery water dispute. From the original guest list of 600-odd people, her wedding party was whittled down to a modest group of about 20 people, all of whom crossed over the Athibelli border of Karnataka into Jujuvadi post of Tamil Nadu.

Led by Prema herself, the wedding party bearing the kumbam and assorted wedding wares walked across the border. Prema is pretty convinced that this would be the most unforgettable day of her life.

For, she had taken an auto, a bus, and when stranded with no means of commute, she and her family walked a few kilometers to get to the border and across.