Bihar lockdown: Rush to postpone weddings, many shed grandeur
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Last Updated: May 07, 2021, 04:55 PM IST
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The state government has allowed only 50 people to take part in the weddings during the lockdown. Besides, DJs and procession with band-baajaa (orchestra) have been prohibited.
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Pradeep Kumar, the owner of Shiv Garden banquet hall in Darbhanga, said he had to cancel all the bookings on the request of the families.
There is a rush to cancel or postpone weddings in Bihar, while many are still going ahead sans the band-baajaa-baaraat as the state went into an 11- day lockdown amid the COVID crisis. There were a number of auspicious dates between May 5 and 15 the lockdown period, and owners of wedding halls said that most of the bookings have been cancelled.