decided to conduct mass marriages of Hindus in the US.
The TTD board, which met at Tirumala Tuesday, decided to organise
Kalyanamasthu in the US from April 28 to June 2. The programme will be held
at 10 different locations in the US including San Jose, New Jersey, Dallas,
Arizona, Detroit and Seattle, said a statement from TTD.
After successful conduct of several rounds of the mass marriages programme
in Andhra Pradesh over the last four years, the TTD, which manages the
affairs of the famous Tirumala temple, decided to extend it to the US and
other countries.
The body, which looks after Indias richest Hindu temple, also plans to hold
Kalyanamasthu in Singapore, Japan, Mauritius and Sri Lanka.
It also decided to conduct Kalyanamasthu at 11 more temples in Andhra
Pradesh on two dates in a year.
Launched four years ago, the programme is aimed at strengthening the Hindu
marriage system and to help the poor Hindu families perform the marriages
of their children in accordance with Hindu traditions.
TTD officials said the mass marriages were aimed at creating awareness
among Hindus to curb wasteful expenditure and discourage conversions as
socially and economically backwards Hindus often become target.
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