85-Year Wedding Ban Ends in Bihar Village as Family Takes Out First Baraat Since 1940

• A family in Patwa Toli, Gaya district, Bihar, broke an 85-year-old self-imposed ban on wedding processions.
• The ban originated in 1940 after a tragedy struck during Janaki Prasad's father's wedding procession, leading to his elder brother's sudden death.
• The family adopted a rule: no groom would ride a horse or take out a procession unless a child was born during the wedding period, believed to offset misfortune.
• Raju Patwa's wedding became the first baraat in 85 years after a child was born in the extended family two days before his marriage, fulfilling the auspicious condition.
• The event was celebrated as a historic moment, ending a long-standing superstition and drawing curious neighbors and well-wishers.