Why Haryana Sisters Added Two 'pheras' to Wedding Ceremony

The double wedding of sisters Damini and Chanchal on Sunday had a special tweak: Nine pheras instead of the usual seven. The extra two were against female foeticide and for the environment - necessary reminders for their hometown Jind, known more for its skewed sex ratio. While Haryana as a whole suffers from skewed sex ratio, in Jind, candidates in this year's Lok Sabha and the recently held assembly election were turned away because they had not been able to help the local young men get brides.