Viral: Telangana man marries two women in same 'mandap' - read full story

In a bizarre incident, a tribal man in Telangana married two women at the same time in the same mandap. The incident took place in Ghanpur village in Telangana. According to India Today, the marriage took place on June 14 wherein Arjun married two daughters of his aunts in the same mandap.

According to media reports, the man first fell in love with his aunt’s daughter, Usha Rani, and later he also fell in love with the daughter of another aunt, Surekha. 

Arjun, who completed BEd and his preparing for the competitive examination, fell in love with two women named Usharani and Surekha. He was dating both women for the past four years. However, the secret came out when Arjun's parents wanted him to get married. Arjun told his parents that he loved both women and wanted to marry them.

The man convinced the families of both the girls and the girls too had no problems with it. And this is how the marriage got solemnized. The two brides and the groom wore traditional garb and got married with rituals followed in their community.

Locals of his village reacted to this bizarre marriage, saying the marriage is not an unusual affair and such marriages are acceptable in the tribal community.

A similar incident was seen in Chattisgarh too. This kind of marriage is stated as unusual in society but for Chandu Maurya, the groom, it was consensual. He was in love with Hasina and Sundari and he married them on the same mandap.