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TopicSelf-respect marriages

Topic: Self-respect marriages

Anirudh-Kaviya Maran had a ‘self-respect marriage’. What is the 100-year-old tradition?

Self-respect marriages have been in Tamil Nadu for a century. Known as Suyamariyathai Thirumanam in Tamil, they allow couples to get married without a priest, prayers or rituals.

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