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Hindu and Jewish women marry in UK’s first interfaith gay wedding

Kalavati Mistry and Miriam Jefferson have been couple for over 20 years.

By: Sarwar Alam

A Hindu woman and her Jewish partner have married in the UK in what is believed to be the country’s first interfaith lesbian wedding, according to media reports. Kalavati Mistry, 48, and Miriam Jefferson, who is from Texas, met more than 20 years ago on a training course in the US, and tied the knot last week. During the ceremony, the brides wore traditional red and white bridal colours, fresh floral garlands and a ‘mangal sutra’ (a necklace traditionally tied around the bride’s neck) to show that they are now married women. Mistry had kept her sexuality a secret for…

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