Cold shoulder: Bihar bride cancels wedding after Jharkhand groom faints in chilly weather

The woman was concerned about the man's health and feared an underlying condition might have led to his fainting in the cold.

A groom in Jharkhand received a literal cold shoulder after fainting due to cold weather during the wedding rituals, with his to-be wife calling off the ceremony.

The incident took place on Sunday. Arnav, a man from Jharkhand was set to marry Ankita, a woman from Bihar, as per The Times of India.

While in traditional weddings, the groom's family is expected to bring the procession to the bride's place, here, the bride's family brought the procession to the groom's place.

As per the publication, the woman had already expressed concerns about this tradition beforehand.

All rituals proceeded as planned when the ceremony started. First came the exchange of floral garlands, which took place outside in the cold weather.

The families, along with the couple who were about to tie the knot, enjoyed dinner and got ready for the pheras or rounds, which marks the final and most important part of the Hindu wedding.

However, when the priest began chanting wedding mantras, the groom started to shiver and then fainted, collapsing in the open-air structure where the event was taking place.

The groom's family rushed him to a room nearby and was able to revive him, rubbing his palms and soles. A local doctor was summoned and the man regained consciousness after over an hour and a half.

The woman, however, was concerned about the man's health and feared an underlying condition might have led to his fainting in the cold. She also questioned her family taking the procession to the groom's place, escalating matters.

Ankita then refused to carry on with the wedding, and the bride's family, upset, sought police intervention. However, cops could not resolve the dispute and convince the families to carry on with the wedding.