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Mysore, July 17:  A rare incident of a Christian nun denouncing her holy mission to tie the nuptial knot with her heart-throb, was reported from Doranahalli village in K.R. Nagar taluk recently.

Balakumari, a nun at the Joseph Maria Jesus Institute, was in love with Harish, an employee at the institute and decided to get married. The wedding rituals were performed by Vishwa Hindu Parishat (VHP) and the Arya Samaj of Mysore.

Balakumari, daughter of Mariadasa, a resident of Shilubepura in Bangalore, had joined the nunnery three years ago. Love blossomed between her and Harish and they approached Santhosh, convener of Bajrang Dal (K.R. Nagar) seeking help for getting married.

Shivarao of Mysore VHP discussed the prospects of such a marriage with the Arya Samaj here. An affidavit was prepared by advocate C V Keshavamurthy.

On July 13 at 11 am, a Yajna was performed by Vidwan Siddhaiah, Nagaraj S Pande and Atmanandaswami of Gurudev Ashram.

The rituals to reconvert Balakumari to Hinduism were performed and she was renamed as Shriratha. This was followed by wedding rituals as per the Hindu customs.

Arya Samaja President Srikantaiah, Secretary Shivanna, Subrahmanya Jattappa of VHP, Visweswaraiah, Radhakrishna Master, Yeshwanth Kumar of Bajrang Dal, Kumara Gowda, Nandakumar, Shivakumar, Nagaraj, Santosh of K.R. Nagar, Nanjunda and others participated in the wedding.