Monalisa Bhosle, the younger girl who went viral on social media throughout the Maha Kumbh Mela after images of her promoting garlands drew widespread consideration, married her boyfriend at Arumanoor Temple on Wednesday.
The ceremony passed off amid a crowd of onlookers, media personnel and political leaders who had gathered on the temple. The bride was wearing a vivid crimson saree, whereas the groom wore a white shirt and mundu. After the marriage rituals, the couple bowed earlier than the deity and obtained blessings from the priest.
Reacting to the media, Monalisa mentioned she was very blissful and that the couple selected to get married in Kerala as a result of they favored the state.
Her companion, Farman, added that they felt folks in Kerala have been very supportive. “Ours is a six-month love story, but it feels like sixty years. I am also an actor,” he mentioned.
Several political leaders have been current on the ceremony, together with Education Minister V Sivankutty, CPM State secretary M V Govindan and MP A A Rahim. Speaking on the venue, Rahim mentioned the wedding mirrored Kerala’s custom of communal concord. “Marriages happen in heaven, and that heaven is Kerala,” he mentioned.
He added that the Indian Constitution permits folks from completely different religions to marry, however such unions typically face resistance in lots of locations. “We came here to join them in the celebration,” he mentioned. Minister Sivankutty additionally described the event as a second of satisfaction for the state. “This is the real Kerala story,” he mentioned, highlighting Kerala’s status for social concord.
Earlier within the day, Monalisa arrived in Thiruvananthapuram along with her boyfriend Farman Khan and approached the police, stating that her father, Vijay Singh Bhosle, had been pressuring her to marry a person of his selection. According to police officers, no case has been registered as far as there have been no allegations of bodily abuse.
The scenario was reviewed by the police, who confirmed that Monalisa is an grownup and due to this fact has the authorized proper to resolve whom she needs to marry. Officers additionally knowledgeable her father of the identical.
Reports mentioned her household had objected to the connection and initially claimed that she was underage. However, checks carried out by the police confirmed that she is eighteen. Monalisa’s father had reportedly travelled to Kerala to take her again residence, however she refused to accompany him to the airport.
Monalisa is at present in Poovar for the taking pictures of the Malayalam movie Nagamma, directed by P Binu Varghese. She first gained public consideration throughout the Mahakumbh Mela when movies of her distinctive amber eyes and her work promoting garlands and bangles on the pageant circulated extensively on-line, turning her into an surprising social media sensation.
