Neeraj Chopra, Himani Mor’s marriage ceremony ‘love plus organized’; household ‘simply took one rupee as shagun’: Here is how the 2 met
Neeraj Chopra, the two-time Olympic medallist, just lately married tennis player-turned-sports administration graduate Himani Mor. On Sunday, the 27-year-old took to social media to share photos from his dreamy mountain marriage ceremony. The celebrations had been intimate, and solely their speedy relations attended.
Neeraj Chopra’s uncle Surendra Chopra has revealed that the Tokyo Olympics gold medallist met Himani within the USA. Neeraj then sought permission from his household, and as soon as he obtained the go-ahead, he determined to marry Himani.
“Each Neeraj and Himani are athletes. They knew one another. They’d met one another within the US. Neeraj knew finest who he needed to spend his life with. He then took permission from the household, and as soon as that was all sorted, he determined to get married to Himani,” Surendra Chopra instructed Aaj Tak.
“It’s a love plus organized marriage. Neeraj and Himani took permission from their dad and mom, after which they went forward with it,” he added.
Neeraj Chopra’s uncle additionally said that he had organised the three-day marriage ceremony celebrations from January 14 to 16 in Himachal Pradesh. Even the ‘pandit’ who officiated the marriage was unaware of Neeraj Chopra’s identification.
‘Towards dowry’
Neeraj Chopra, who gained a silver medal on the Paris Olympics 2024, didn’t settle for any dowry for the wedding. As a substitute, his household took a token quantity of INR 1 as ‘shagun’.
“We have now all the time been towards the observe of dowry. Our household does not consider within the idea of dowry. We simply took one rupee as ‘shagun’,” Neeraj Chopra’s uncle mentioned.
Earlier than the marriage, Himani additionally visited Neeraj Chopra’s village and stayed there for 14 hours as part of pre-marriage rituals.
“Neeraj has competitions lined up for the following two years. So if he did not get married now, it might have been postponed for two years. There have been causes for them to get married now. It wasn’t an enormous perform, it was a household perform. Solely 65-70 folks had been invited, solely folks from each the households had been there,” mentioned Surendra Chopra.
“It was a vacation spot marriage ceremony in Himachal Pradesh. We spent three days within the mountains. We had lots of enjoyable. Neeraj is a traditional individual. It was good-quality household time,” he added.
