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Delhi leaders call an end to big fat Sikh weddings (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Sikh leaders in the Indian capital want an end to ostentatious weddings involving gallons of alcohol and mounds of tandoori chicken because they encourage "dowry harassment", newspapers reported on Sunday.

Sikhs urged to stop all lavish weddings (Daily Telegraph) - Sikh religious leaders have issued an edict to their community to end lavish weddings that involve days of revelry as a measure to discourage dowry demands.

Leaders call for end to big fat Sikh weddings (Adelaide Now) - SIKH leaders in the Indian capital of New Delhi want an end to ostentatious weddings involving gallons of alcohol and mounds of tandoori chicken because they encourage "dowry harassment", newspapers have reported.

End big, fat weddings: Sikh leaders (AAP via Yahoo!7 News) - Sikh leaders in India want an end to ostentatious weddings involving litres of alcohol and mounds of tandoori chicken because they encourage "dowry harassment".

CORRECTED-Delhi leaders call an end to big fat Sikh weddings (AlertNet) - Source: Reuters (Corrects second paragraph to say Times of India reported, not Hindustan Times) NEW DELHI, July 29 (Reuters) - Sikh leaders in the Indian capital want an end to ostentatious weddings involving ...

Delhi leaders call an end to big fat Sikh weddings (Tiscali) - "Our fight is against the exploitation by those who pose demands on the girl’s family to organise elaborate weddings," Paramjit Singh Sarna, the committee’s president, was quoted as saying.

History of Montana weddings at Bannack (The Montana Standard) - Bannack State Park will host the Montana Committee for the Humanities Speakers Bureau program “Something Old, Something New: A History of Montana Weddings,” with Martha Kohl on Saturday, July 28.

Panel decries big fat Sikh weddings, says reason for female foeticide (Indian Express via Yahoo! India News) - Holding growing ostentation in Sikh weddings responsible for female feticide and debt, Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (DSGMC) on Saturday called for cutting down on wedding expenses. "We appeal to the Sikh community to desist from over expenditure during marriages. This is one of the reasons why parents don't want to have a girl child as they consider them a burden," DSGMG president ...

No liquor, non-veg for Sikh weddings (The Times of India) - NEW DELHI: The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee has set an austere code for Sikh weddings. No non-vegetarian food or liquor is to be served. Not just tandoori chicken is off limits. A simple ceremony before noon is all that a wedding should be.

CORRECTED-Delhi leaders call an end to big fat Sikh weddings (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - (Corrects second paragraph to say Times of India reported, not Hindustan Times)