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| WORLD November 28, 1998 VNN2572 Devotee Marries Lord Krishna FROM BBC WORLD NEWS  INDIA, Nov 28 (VNN) — World: South AsiaKrishna devotee ties the knot Traditional marriage - except for the groom A woman in India has taken the unusual step of marrying a picture of the God Krishna. Snehlata Rajput, a 45-year old doctor, says she fell in love with Lord Krishna when she was 15. "Her father was an ardent devotee of Lord Krishna, and in her childhood she had this vision of Krishna coming to life and taking some cream which was offered to him," said Muneesh Kumar, a nephew of the bride. Priest Mohan Das declared Krishna and Ms Rajput man and wife after a 90-minute ceremony, during which 250 guests sang religious songs and danced to the beat of drums. See full story at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/south_asia/newsid_223000/223245.stm This story URL: http://vaishnava-news-network.org/world/WD9811/WD28-2572.html |
