Diamond trader of Surat arranges mass wedding of 151 couples

This is what a good Samaritan of Gujarat has been doing for several years. He is a diamond trader of Surat named Mahesh Savani and, every year, he arranges fr marriage of fatherless women through a mass wedding. This time there were a total of 151 couples who tied the knot thanks to this gentleman.
The brides were dressed in traditional red and gold embroidered saris and the grooms wore long tunics and turbans. This has been reported in ibnlive.com dated 7 December 2015.

Mahesh Savani had first stepped in to play the role of the father in 2008, when one of his employees died a few days before the weddings of his two daughters and, since then, every year he has paid for the weddings of young women from poor families who have lost their fathers.
The total cost of the wedding and gifts for the 151 couples would cost him more than Rs 5 crore and there would be around ine lakh guests who will participate in the three days of festivities. The program was held in a school ground where the mass wedding was held was decorated with flowers and lights.
Mahesh Savani has made his fortune in diamond trading and real estate, said he perceives himself as a "foster father" to the young women. He gave each of the brides gold jewelry, clothes, and pots and pans to set up her new home, much like the dowry given in traditional weddings.

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