Deserted by son,52-yr-old widow ties knot at swayamvar

After selecting Rawal,she said,“I will stay with him at his house,cook for him,go out with him and live a blissful married life. Now I am relieved of all tensions.” On the absence of her son,a taxi service provider,she said,“I have forgotten that chapter of my life. I have started afresh and do not wish to think about my past.”

Her partner Rawal said he was overwhelmed on being selected and compared today’s event with a television reality show. “I loved to watch Rakhi Sawant’s swayamvar and did not miss a single episode. I had a fascination for swayamvar but never thought that I would get married in this fashion. Bhanumati made my dream come true,” he said.

He added: “When I made it to the last three,I knew I am her man today. In fact,after getting a call from the organisers and inquiring about her,I got the feeling that she is the right woman for me and she would select me. I met her two days before the swayamvar and today,I came in a car from Patan,knowing that I would go back with the bride.”

Rawal,who has a 24-year-old son working with a private firm in Patan,said he was impressed with the strength “she showed in overcoming the odds” after her son disowned her.