Hyderabad: German Couple Exchanged Vows In Indian Tradition

German couple ‘Tarun’ and ‘Saranya’ married  with Indian Traditions in Hyderabad. The event took place in the function hall in Kothapet.  The marriage was unusual in many ways. Firstly, none of them belongs to India and don’t know any traditions or cultures. The couple spot ‘Arundhati’ and ‘Vasishta’ stars in the sky to complete their marriage formalities. The marriage is unusual in other ways too.

There was no single member of the couple family during the marriage and the role of brides and grooms parents were taken by the local people who met them for the first time. However, 300 attendees, complete strangers to the couple, more than made up for it by blessing them after word got around about their story. The original names of the couple are Tobias Scharinger and Sabine Szakacs. They were both given Indian names during the marriage by the local hosts to make it easier to pronounce by the priests during the marriage.

Hyderabad: German Couple Married With Indian Traditions

Here is the story of the couple why they decided to marry in India. Mr. Scharinger who teaches electrician courses said that “My wife is an admirer of Indian culture and five years ago she told me that she wanted to marry in India. At that time, I was not sure about it since I knew nothing about the country”. “However, Sometime back, I met an Indian and we became friends. Through him, I met more Indians and participated in some of their events.”

Later he met Y. Mamatha Reddy, who is the host for the marriage and working in a German city, Ingolstadt. She said that “Tobias used to video chat with my parents back home after I introduced them. My mother had complimented the couple that they looked great together. That is when it was told to her that they wished to marry in India and she readily agreed to be a host and take care of all the arrangements.”

The wedding preparations started in the month of January this year. The couple came to the city after fixing an auspicious time for the wedding by the priest. The groom and bride also participated in all the pre-wedding events and rituals.

Tobias Scharinger said that the “wedding day is nervous as it took five minutes for me to tie the mangalsutra and recite the Sanskrit verses”.

He also said that “India is such a nice place. I am very happy I got married here as I saw everyone smiling and talking. Though the marriage took three hours, time just flew by. I am definitely coming back to India and Hyderabad soon.”

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