Sunday November 6, 2005
Carpenter thinks it’s a perfect wedding
BY V.P. SUJATA
TELUK INTAN: There was no gleaming Mercedes-Benz to fetch the newly-weds.
But carpenter M. Ganeson still made it a memorable day when he rode on a bullock cart to tie the knot with M. Radah.
Ganeson, 40, arrived at the Sri Seethala Maha Mariamman temple in Changkat Jong on the cart which was handled by Krishmir Singh, the owner of the two bulls.
After the ceremony, Ganeson “drove” his 32-year-old bride on the cart to their home in Kampung Cicely.
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Ganeson and Radah riding home on the bullock cart after their wedding ceremony at the temple in Changkat Jong on Friday. |
“All Hindu weddings are conducted according to tradition, except the bullock cart is not used.
“Although it is costly to use a bullock cart, it is a small price to pay to keep the tradition alive,” he said.
E. Sinniah Gurukal, the priest who conducted the wedding, said bullock carts were used in the old days as they were the only means of transportation.
“The bullock cart was also used because the cow is considered a sacred animal which brings blessings,” he said.
Krishmir Singh, who rears the bulls for religious ceremonies such as the pulling of chariots, said more people were now willing to use the bullock cart for their wedding.
“It is a dying tradition and many of those who rear bulls for such occasions have since stopped doing it,” he said.
The rental for a bullock cart can cost between RM400 and RM1,000.
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