By ITP
Mass wedding on Valentine’s Day in Kolkata
Fifty-one Hindu and nine Muslim couples took part in the mass wedding in India

Indian couples look on ahead of a mass wedding in Kolkata on February 14, 2012. Some Fifty-one Hindu and nine Muslim couples took part in the mass wedding which was held on Valentine’s Day. (AFP/Getty Images)

A make-up artist adjusts a bride’s jewellery for a mass wedding in Kolkata on February 14, 2012. Some Fifty-one Hindu and nine Muslim couples took part in the mass wedding which was held on Valentine’s Day. (AFP/Getty Images)

A make-up artist tends to a bride for a mass wedding in Kolkata on February 14, 2012. Some Fifty-one Hindu and nine Muslim couples took part in the mass wedding which was held on Valentine’s Day. (AFP/Getty Images)

A make-up artist tends to a bride for a mass wedding in Kolkata on February 14, 2012. Some Fifty-one Hindu and nine Muslim couples took part in the mass wedding which was held on Valentine’s Day. (AFP/Getty Images)

An Indian bride looks on ahead of a mass wedding in Kolkata on February 14, 2012. Some Fifty-one Hindu and nine Muslim couples took part in the mass wedding which was held on Valentine’s Day. (AFP/Getty Images)

Indian brides look on ahead of a mass wedding in Kolkata on February 14, 2012. Some Fifty-one Hindu and nine Muslim couples took part in the mass wedding which was held on Valentine’s Day. (AFP/Getty Images)