Love wins: Russian man ties the knot with Ukrainian girlfriend in Dharamsala | Video
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Russia and Ukraine are at war. In the midst of this, Sergei Novikov, a Russian national, wed his Ukrainian girlfriend Elona Bramoka in a traditional Hindu ceremony in Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh.
They say love knows no bounds. Proving this maxim true are a Russian man and Ukrainian woman who, heedless of the deadly war between their two nations, married each other on neutral ground -- in India.
Sergei Novikov, a Russian national, tied the knot with his Ukrainian girlfriend Elona Bramoka in a traditional Hindu ceremony in Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, on August 2.
The cross-border couple pulled out all the stops for their wedding and did everything according to Hindu rituals. A video of the happy occasion shared by news agency ANI shows Elona wearing a red and gold lehenga, while Sergei is dressed in a maroon kurta-pyjama and Nehru jacket.
#WATCH | Himachal Pradesh: Sergei Novikov, a Russian national tied the knot with his Ukrainian girlfriend Elona Bramoka in a traditional Hindu ceremony in Dharamshala on August 2. pic.twitter.com/0akwm2ggWr
It further shows the pair performing the saat pheras, and sitting cross-legged at the mandap while a Hindu priest chants mantras. Locals were also seen in attendance at the wedding.
