Nw Desk The women said they planned to rent a room in Gorakhpur and begin their new life.
Kavita and Gunja (also known as Bablu), two women from Gorakhpur, in a bold move against domestic violence, left their abusive alcoholic husbands and got married to each other. They married on Thursday at the Shiva Temple, also known as Choti Kashi in Deoria, where they vowed to start a new life together, free from domestic abuse, violence and pain, as reported by PTI.
Two women in Gorakhpur marry each other.
According to Kavita and Gunja, their decision to marry each other stemmed from their shared experiences of humiliation and harassment from their abusive spouses. They told the media that they endured years of abuse from their respective husbands and found comfort in each other’s company after connecting on Instagram. Gunja said, “We were tormented by our husbands’ drinking and abusive behaviour. This pushed us to choose a life of peace and love. We have decided to live in Gorakhpur as a couple and work to sustain ourselves.”
Renting a room in Gorakhpur.
In the newly married couple, Gunja, who took the role of the groom in their marriage, performed the rituals by applying sindoor (vermillion) to Kavita’s forehead. They exchanged garlands and completed the seven Pheras. The couple said they are planning to rent a room in Gorakhpur and begin their new life as a married couple.
Temple priest Uma Shankar Pandey witnessed the ceremony and said the women purchased garlands and sindoor, performed rituals, and quietly left.
