Beltangady: From Russia with Love: Couple Gets Married in Indian Style

Mon, Nov 21 2011 09:23:14 AM

Beltangady: From Russia with Love: Couple Gets Married, the Indian Way

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Daijiworld Media Network – Beltangady (SP)

Beltangady, Nov 21: Everybody dreams of having a unique wedding, and if you were a Russian, this would surely be one of the most unique of all.

Russian citizens, Alexiev Zelenin (39) and Polina Korniyenko (31) have come to India with a special mission - that is, to tie the nuptial knots. On Sunday, the couple entered marital life as per Hindu system at Ardhanareeshwara Temple at Indabettu near Bangadi in the taluk.

Priest of the temple, Anand Bhat, solemnized the marriage. He was assisted by Satish. Alexiev has been the devotee of Lord Ganapati since the last 15 years, it is gathered. Limited guests were invited the marriage function, but the uniqueness of the occasion succeeded in making a thorough imprint on the minds those who attended the marriage.

Along with marriage function, Satyanarayana Puja, Naga Puja, and Mahapuja to the presiding deity, were performed on this occasion. Both the groom and the bride were dressed in Indian traditional attire. Community feast had also been arranged.

Zelenin owns an animation production house in Russia. Polina works as finance manager for Pepsico. They entered into registered marriage in Russia on November 11, and travelled to India the next day to get married here. Their friend, Elena Fedosenko, who had hosted an exhibition on Bharatnatyam dance traditions in Mangalore, helped them in this direction.

Elena knew Deviprasad Rao, a native of Dakshina Kannada distict, and founder of Dev Art Management Pvt Ltd in Goa. Rao is a devotee of Lord Ardhanareeshwara, and on his suggestion, the couple planned to get married at this temple.

The couple expressed satisfaction for having married as per Hindu customs. Alexiev said he is a devotee of Lord Ganapati, and holds Indian culture and belief systems in high esteem. He said that he did not want to get married in a grand function, but only wished the marriage to be solemnized in a holy atmosphere as per Hindu custom.

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Sherwon Dmello, Mangalore
Fri, Nov 25 2011
A couple here find very hard to digest "THE TRUTH". Infact they will never accept "TRUTH"

"TRUTH IS UNIVERSAL"

The more you try to hide "THE TRUTH" more it will surface.

Ms.Reema when you point out your 1 finger on other's the remaining 4 fingers of yours are pointing towards you.

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Jaimini P.B., Manipal,Sharjah
Fri, Nov 25 2011
Dear Reema Shetty..Thanks for the advice.Some people think that Attack is the best form of Defence.But it is not true always.

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Reema Shetty, Mangalore
Thu, Nov 24 2011
Dear Jaimini P.B., Manipal,Sharjah

Never argue with an idiot. He'll drag you down to his level, then beat you with experience.

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Josline, Mangalore/Dubai
Thu, Nov 24 2011
Jossy what you said its 100% right. Indian govt giving more preference to European Christians than Indian Christians. I am sure this couple must have paid bunch of dollars to the concern person.!! I am proud to say Europeans loving Indian culture but here something is wrong.

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Sherwon Dmello, Mangalore
Wed, Nov 23 2011

Jaimini P.B., Manipal,Sharjah.

ACCORDING TO YOU THE MEANING OF THE WORD MEANINGFUL IS MEANINGLESS. hA Ha HA!!!!!!!

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Jaimini P.B., Manipal,Sharjah
Wed, Nov 23 2011
Sherwon Dmello.."A MEANINGFUL SILENCE IS ALWAYS BETTER THAN MEANINGLESS WORDS " Hope you got my point. Thanks.

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Sherwon Dmello, Mangalore
Wed, Nov 23 2011

Joseph F. Gonsalves, Bannur, Puttur / Mangalore
Appreciated for explaining beautifully.

Jaimini P.B., Manipal,Sharjah I think you understood the ground reality

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Prakash, Bantwal/Dubai
Tue, Nov 22 2011
Lets all Congradulate the Couples with Good Heart.Pls Dont Comment or Argue about the Religion or Culture. Every Human has the Right to take his own decision and He can Enjoy his Every moment in this world by his choice. @ Alexiev Zelenin and Polina Korniyenko Wish u Both a Happy Married Life!....

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Diana , Mangalore
Tue, Nov 22 2011
Folks,
Dont get too much excited if foreigners visit temples or anything they hv some agenda, they want to know what is going on there, not out of love,then they coment/criticize or write article abt it. sameway there are some jews visiting fridays prayer just to listen what hatread sermon has been delivered.

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Pavan, Mangalore/Pune
Tue, Nov 22 2011
No surprise, they can even understand Sanskrit slokaas as it is mother of Russian langualge.

http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/1167934.aspx

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Ravi Gopal Acharaya, Udupi/Dubai
Tue, Nov 22 2011
All the best Alexiev and Polina as you choose to marry as per Indian Hinud customs in Temple. Here no where it is mentioned that they have got converted to Hindus. We all Indians respect you for choosing our custom of marriage in temple. But if the same was done when a hindu man or woman marries in church there could have been a trouble by our Hindu fundamentalist like BD and SRS.
Wish you a very happy married life.

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Jossey Saldanha, Mangalore/Mapusa/ Mumbai
Tue, Nov 22 2011
Did any one check if they are really BACHELOR and SPINSTER?
If married have they been legally separated before this marriage?
Is this a legal marriage according to the laws of our country?
Are we going to issue any marriage certificate?
Is this certificate valid outside INDIA?
I guess this is all TIME PASS and someone is taking our SMART INDIANS FOR A RIDE.
HINDUS wake up before the world makes a FOOL out you guys.

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GERALD, Modankap-Bantwal
Tue, Nov 22 2011
"PATIENCE HAS ITS OWN LIMITS" I FULLY AGREE WITH MR.THOMAS AND MR.SHERWON ITS MATTER OF OUR DIGINITY AND INTEGRITY WHICH IS UNFORTUNATELY AND SLOWLY DENIED BY SOME "PORKI GROUPS"

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VISHWA, UDUPI
Tue, Nov 22 2011
Cool down people why to worry.

Its them to choose how to marry.

Why all these daaal and chicken curry.

Look at Polina how pretty she looks in sari.

Maladesh… Alexiev & Polina Davai Davai.

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Sushil K Rao, Mangalore
Tue, Nov 22 2011
GERALD, Modankap-Bantwal Marriages are made in Heaven. They are in immence love and want to make REAL memorable marraige. You and some of your brothers must be really jeolous because they followed great Hindu culture instead of going to church. Do not forget you are converted christian.Also your ancestors got married like them in front of fire as a witness and saptapadi. If you open your mind all religion are same and we all children of one God. There is nothing wrong if you marry in church or temple or mosque. ... For heaven's sake not for publicity.Be broad minded.

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Joseph F. Gonsalves, Bannur, Puttur / Mangalore
Tue, Nov 22 2011
Dear Mr. Jaimini P.B., Manipal,Sharjah I quote your comment: .."Adujstment with right people is always better than Argument with WRONG people" .Hope you got my point.Thanks. Unquote.

What adjustment can anybody make with righteous people if a person he or she is living righteously? A righteous person is always right. Can you explain who is wrong and who is right? Which nation is right and which nation is wrong?
Argument is correct with wrong people as long as they hear you.
Once they loose hearing the argument then it is worthless to argue.

I agree with the statement of Sherwon Dmello, Mangalore
Who sow hatred first since long? PATIENCE HAS ITS OWN LIMITS.

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ad, mangloor
Tue, Nov 22 2011
From Russia with LOVE for Hinduism. What a great occasion for these two. Congratulations.

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Jaimini P.B., Manipal,Sharjah
Mon, Nov 21 2011
Dear Sherwon Dmello.."Adujstment with right people is always better than Argument with WRONG people" .Hope you got my point.Thanks.

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Candle, Mangalore
Mon, Nov 21 2011
Whatever may be their intention or reason. They have chosen Belthangady as their wedding place. Being Indian and that too Mangalorean lets all feel proud,and join together to wish them happy married life.

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Twinkle Kamath, Moodbidri/USA
Mon, Nov 21 2011
@Thomas, Don't pass generalized comments about the west. The pope also resides in the west so does that mean he is not religious? Don't blindly critise. Practice your religion and let others practice theirs.

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Sherwon Dmello, Mangalore
Mon, Nov 21 2011

Jaimini P.B., Manipal,Sharjah

Nothing wrong Lavin Noronha saying that way situations/circumstances around create such people.

Who sow hatred first since long? PATIENCE AS ITS OWN LIMITS

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Srikanth Shenoy, Mangalore
Mon, Nov 21 2011
how sad ! we are looking towards west and want to have a same culture as they do, but in turn we are separating ways from our own culture. and someone else is interested in ours...
Strange but true !!

Thanks Daiji !

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Rose, Mangalore
Mon, Nov 21 2011
I do not know Why some people bring religion in the picture. Congratulate the couple and leave them to do what they like.
When a person needs blood, no one sees the religion or which meat the person has consumed, all we want is to save a life. Live in peace with your brethren.

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Lavin Noronha, Paladka/bahrain
Mon, Nov 21 2011
Jaimini P.B., Manipal,Sharjah, I have never said one word about the greatest and oldest religion on earth. I respect all religions. I was just referring to those half boiled ones. Infact all my friends are hindus. If this was the other way around all the half boiled ones would have started all type of nonsense such as conversion, jihad etc etc. and finally i am a secular law abiding indian.

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Fredrick Correa, Pernal/Mumbai
Mon, Nov 21 2011
If you read the news properly, this couple has already registered their marriage in Russia. They wanted to solemnize their marriage in India as per Indian way. Why should we bring relgion over here. When they go back to Russia, let them go back with happy memories. There is some bond between India and Russia. Raj Kapoor's films were instant hit in Russia.

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Harold D'cunha, Mangalore, India
Mon, Nov 21 2011
Fantastic photographs. We wish Alexiev Zelenin and Polina Korniyenko happy married life. Religion is exclusively personal and it should be limited within 4 walls.

Wish our rich Indian culture will influence the West specially our family bond and family values.

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Raj, Dubai
Mon, Nov 21 2011
There are some people in United Kingdom, America Russia ,Philipines etc they do celebrate Christmas but never go to church,that means they donot know the importance of Christmas but they enjoy party.I feel these two also same they might be attended their Hindu friends wedding and liked it.I don't think they are seriously considering Hinduism in their life.I just pray to God for the success of their marriage which is rare among them.

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GERALD, Modankap-Bantwal
Mon, Nov 21 2011
MS.JAIMINI, DONT TRY TO PREACH OTHERS “ULTA CHOR KOTWAL KO DANTE”

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Kishore, Udupi/Dubai
Mon, Nov 21 2011
Only religiously converted people are serious about their religion. Watch Pakisthan & SriLanka Cricket Match today and count how many Paki Girls are wearing Burqa.

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Kaje, Indabettu
Mon, Nov 21 2011
Ms.Mrs.Alexiev-Wishing u a very happy married life:)
Nice to hear ur marriage was held in this temple & i was regularly used to go this temple for prayer :)

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Jaimini P.B., Manipal,Sharjah
Mon, Nov 21 2011
Lavin Noronha..your comment shows what type of opinion you are having towards hinduism. I was just correcting you regarding conversion WHICH YOU RAISED unnecessarily.In every relgion..(hinduism,christianity or Islam)there are hardline or fanatic people.I am very sorry to say that you definitely represent that group.

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Ashwin.shetty, mnglr
Mon, Nov 21 2011
Religion is a personal choice. I like Mangalore becoming open to personal choices. There is nothing wrong in getting married in Indian way or Hindu way. .....Happy married life ######

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Avil Almeida, Dubai
Mon, Nov 21 2011
May be cost cutting????????

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Thomas Saldanha, Kanajar / Dubai
Mon, Nov 21 2011
Generally, people from Russia or the west are not serious about religion or simply they do not follow any religion...for them such a stunt on Indian soil is nothing but participating in a fancy dress competition.

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GERALD, Modankap-Bantwal
Mon, Nov 21 2011
This marriage is nothing but to get undue attention of public and media coverage. If they really love Indian culture they should not divorce after couple of months. This will happens only in India like "YELLAMMANA JATRE"

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Lavin Noronha, Paladka/Bahrain
Mon, Nov 21 2011
Jaimini P.B., Manipal,Sharjah, even the couple changes their religion who cares. I am least bothered, its their personal choice. I was amazed at some of the half boiled in this forum, surprsingly no comments.

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Daniel, Mngalore
Mon, Nov 21 2011
Happy married life to the newly wedded couple.
Every culture is good when it does respect the other cultures. Every faith is good when it gives freedom and right to live. Together forms a good society.

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Sherwon Dmello, Mangalore
Mon, Nov 21 2011

Well said Lavin Noronha, Paladka/Bahrain

"THE HEIGHT OF HYPOCRISY"

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Peter, Brahmavar/Sharjah
Mon, Nov 21 2011
Couple got re married as per one of the Indian style. Title for the subject is not correct since we have different culture and different styles of marriage in India. It is just a fantasy. Don't they have Hindu temple in Russia

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Tony Pinto, Mumbai - Dubai
Mon, Nov 21 2011
Dear brother Jossey Saldanha, Mangalore/Mapusa/Mumbai in russia you can find in every 10 Russian one man in ISCON society i.e HARE RAM HARE KRISHNA MOVEMENT so this is not special case if you tour rest of the part in UK / USA / CANADA / GERMANY etc etc you can find many beautiful temples which even in INDIA don't exits.
Harsha Malhotra, Mangalore/New Delhi.....if some want to return back to HINDUSIUM don't put obstacle or don't comment.

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Jaimini P.B., Manipal,Sharjah
Mon, Nov 21 2011
Dear Lavin Noronha..Definitely it is not the conversion or forceful conversion. Both,husband and wife have not changed their religion.They adopted hindu system marriage because they love it.

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arun dsouza, Bangalore / Doha
Mon, Nov 21 2011
Lets Congratulate the couple. Lets not try to score points. Am surprised to read many comments.
My answer to these is simple.
1. All cultures are rich and deserve respect.
2. Religion is personal choice in towards world. Everyone has his or her choice to either follow a particular religion or neither of them.
3. There are many instances wherein a Christian has embraced Hindusim and also many Hindus too have embraced Christianity.
4. The couple have not accepted hindu ritual becaude they do not like christianity. They have not told so. Further, many Russians like Chinese are d atheists. So we do not have any facts clear.

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Ronald D, Udupi
Mon, Nov 21 2011
Hope such activity may reduce the mean mentality of SRS & BD. Congratulations to newly married couple.

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Theresa Lobo, Pezar - Sharjah
Mon, Nov 21 2011
Nice pics...of Lovely couple. Looks like made for each other. Congratulations to Alexiev and Polina. May God shower his choicest blessings on both of you. Wishing both of you all the happiness/Love in your married life.

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SUJITH.POLALI, mangalore
Mon, Nov 21 2011
THANKS FOR RUSSIAN COUPLES FOR RESPECTING RICH INDIAN CULTURE

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Jaimini P.B., Manipal,Sharjah
Mon, Nov 21 2011
CONGRATULATIONS ! This is the second Hindu system marriage in less than two months in Mangalore by Western people. At least they understand the importance of it. Good Luck.

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Lavin Noronha, Paladka/Bahrain
Mon, Nov 21 2011
Is this is not conversion or I may say forcible conversion. Now the custodians of Indian culture do not seem too much interested in commenting. This is the height of Hypocrisy.

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Suresh kumar, Mangalore
Mon, Nov 21 2011
Congratulations and best wishes to Alexiev Zelenin and Polina Korniyenko. We should be proud that someone is appreciating Hindu tradition and culture instead of nagging like Maria,Moodbidri. I agree with SK,Mangalore/USA. People have to be broad minded while the world is going to be one global country.

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GERALD, Modankap-Bantwal
Mon, Nov 21 2011
RESHMA -UDUPI - "KAMAALE KANNIGE YELLAVU KANUVOOD HALADI BANNA " COWARDS STILL TO LEARN GOOD LESSONS AND WIDEN THEIR HORIZON

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Reshma, udupi
Mon, Nov 21 2011
I want to highlight one point here. Dont you think it is conversion here if a hindu girl married in church what would happend in Managlore?? This is best example and be open minded and think logically instead of blaming the caste and deviding ourself. Trust and work together to make India super power........

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anamika, Mangalore
Mon, Nov 21 2011
"Deergha Sumangalee Bhavo""

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HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain
Mon, Nov 21 2011
Awesome wedding pictures in Indian style, enjoyed seeing them. Alexiev and Polina, You both look so 'MADE FOR EACH OTHER'!!!
Regards
Henry Misquith
Bahrain.

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SK, Mangalore/USA
Mon, Nov 21 2011
Be open. If it is spying, there are people to take care. Russia has been a benevolent country and its people have very strong positive opinions about Indians which now a days Americans similarly have. My wife is from Russia and know it personally. Dont seed hatredness in any form.

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Jerry Moras, Canada
Mon, Nov 21 2011
Religion is a personal choice. I like Mangalore becoming open to personal choices. There is nothing wrong in getting married in Indian way or Hindu way. Even being christian many of us copy Hindu style wedding accept it or not. Where did others copy sari, karyimani, bangels so ?? Latest has been voje and so on... people like new way celebrate thier life. That's really fun.
reards,
www.JerryMoras.com

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Stanley Noronha, Kulshekar/Kuwait
Mon, Nov 21 2011
" FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE TO BELTHANGADY FOR LIFE "
Congratulations to the couple.
Wishing them happy married life.

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Maria, Moodbidri
Mon, Nov 21 2011
There is a saying " ghar ki murghi dhal ko barabar" fits good here.

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Harsha Malhotra, Mangalore/New Delhi
Mon, Nov 21 2011
bhagyai khul gaya...bride with folded hand somewhat looks like swayamvara's rakhee sawant..as long as these people won't malign hindu culture(original)..they are most welcome...!!some people join hinduism to do spying

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Jossey Saldanha, Mangalore/Mapusa/Mumbai
Mon, Nov 21 2011
Alexiev Zelenin and Polina Korniyenko welcome to Hinduism.

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Lancelot N Tauro, Manglore - Doha Qatar
Mon, Nov 21 2011
Wish you both happy married life.

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suresh, mumbai
Mon, Nov 21 2011
All the best Alexiev Jelzin and Polina Korniyenko, Wish you a successful married life.

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