PoliticsPhoto: News18Karnataka Villages Impose Fines to Ban Costly Wedding Feasts
Several villages in Karnataka's Shivamogga district, including Gudavi in Shikaripura taluk, have banned the traditional non-vegetarian wedding feast called 'Beegar Oota' by imposing fines. Families hosting the feast face a Rs 1 lakh fine, while attendees face Rs 50,000 fines. This move aims to reduce extravagant wedding expenses amid drought, inflation, and falling agricultural incomes that strain farming families.
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