Rajasthan Couple Get Married At Hospital After Bride Meets With Accident

Destination weddings are a growing trend, but have we heard about the destination being a hospital? Perhaps in a film. But here is an incident that happened for real in Rajasthan. A couple, Madhu and Pankaj Rathore, solemnised their marriage at a hospital in Rajasthan’s Kota district on Sunday.

With the wedding processions going on in full swing, the bride, Madhu Rathore from Rawatbhata, Chittorgarh district, had fallen down 15 stairs that caused multiple fractures in both her arms and legs on the eve of her wedding day. Her head was also injured in the accident. She was immediately rushed to MBS Hospital in Kota for treatment.

According to sources, the bride was preparing to leave for the wedding venue when she slipped down a flight of stairs and suffered severe injuries.

Rajasthan Couple Marry At Hospital

Following the accident, both families, including the groom’s father, Shivlal Rathore, and the bride’s brother, discussed how to proceed with the wedding. The groom, Pankaj Rathore, a resident of Bhavpura, Ramganjmandi, expressed his desire to wed Madhu in the hospital. The family members discussed this and decided that the wedding would take place in the hospital.

Pankaj’s brother-in-law, Rakesh Rathore, a resident of Kota, booked a room in a cottage and decorated it. The wedding rituals were performed there, and the groom himself wheeled the bride in a wheelchair from the ward to the Mandap.

All the rituals of a traditional wedding, consisting of the garland ceremony, the mangalsutra, the vermillion ceremony, etc., took place. However, the seven rounds around the fire could not be performed as the bride could not walk.

The wedding took place in the presence of close family members from both sides. Now both the bride's and the groom’s families will take care of Madhu until she is discharged from the hospital. After the marriage, the doctors informed the family that Madhu has to remain in the hospital for a few more days before she can be discharged.

In the wedding photo, Madhu was seen dressed in bridal wear. Her hands were plastered, and she wore a cervical collar strap. Yet she appeared to be beaming with happiness. The groom and entire family seemed to be radiating happiness.

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