Raipur. State level mass marriage of handicapped youth and girl will be organized on 16th February at Ashirvad Bhawan. The handicapped bride and groom participating in this event will be given the ritual of oil and mehndi at 4 pm today on 15th February, Saturday.
This event will be organized free of cost under the joint aegis o
Chief guest and grandeur of the event
Program coordinator Virendra Pandey and Chhattisgarh State Disabled Awareness Council president Satyendra Agrawal said that Chief Minister Vishnudev Sai will be the chief guest at the blessing ceremony of this free mass marriage .
- Program Chairman: Former Minister and Raipur MP Brijmohan Agarwal
- Ceremony Bhushan: National Executive President Disabled Awareness Council Dr. Vinay Pathak
- Special guest: Social worker Chaturbhuj Aggarwal and Dharsiwan MLA Anuj Sharma
grand preparations for wedding ceremony
- The marriage of 92 couples will be solemnized, which has already been recorded in the Limca Book of World Records.
- 15th February: Welcoming disabled boys and girls on arrival, registration, free accommodation and food arrangements.
- 4 pm: Oil, turmeric, mehndi rituals for the bride and groom.
- 6 pm: Women’s songs, music and traditional rituals.
- Music Evening: Special presentation by Ramdas Aggarwal and Party Dance Group.

16 February: Grand wedding ceremony
- 10am: Mass wedding begins
- Marriage according to Vedic rituals: Chhattisgarh head of Arya Samaj Acharya Jagbandhu and Acharya Virochan Shastri will conduct the marriage along with their co-acharyas.
- 4 pm: The blessing ceremony of the bride and groom will take place in the presence of chief guests.
Government aid and wedding gifts
- Every disabled newly married couple will be given an incentive amount of ₹50,000 by the Chhattisgarh government .
- Every newly married couple will be provided with necessary materials for family life .
Many dignitaries including Virendra Pandey, Anuradha Dubey, Ghanshyam Poddar, Satyendra Agrawal, Rajesh Agrawal, Ramgopal Saini, members of Handicapped Awareness Council , Marwari Yuva Manch , Senior Citizen Forum and other supporting organizations are playing an active role in making this social and inspirational event successful.
This mass marriage is not just an event but a wonderful opportunity to give the message of equality, love and cooperation in the society