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Mass Weddings (Pakistan and India)
Welfare trusts and local committees hold group nikahs for brides who could not afford a wedding, often with a dowry set of household goods.
When is Mass Weddings (Pakistan and India) in 2026?
Mass Weddings (Pakistan and India) 2026 is on Saturday, 21 November 2026. The date follows the moon or a local calendar, so it can move by a day.
About Mass Weddings (Pakistan and India)
Charities such as Saylani Welfare in Karachi, trusts in Hyderabad and community groups in Lahore, Delhi and Dhaka hold group nikah ceremonies in winter, after harvest and outside the fast months. The couples are drawn from poor families and many of the brides are orphans or daughters of widowed mothers. The trust pays for clothes, a meal and a small set of household goods, and a cleric reads a single nikah for the group. Dowry in cash is discouraged by the organisers. No single date applies; these events take place on varied days across the year.
Mass Weddings (Pakistan and India) dates: 2026
| Year | Mass Weddings (Pakistan and India) date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Saturday, 21 November 2026 |
This date follows the moon or a local calendar and can move by a day, so check with a local source nearer the time.
What is served
- biryani
- zarda
- qorma
Wedding customs of Mass Weddings (Pakistan and India)
Also part of it, and being written: Nikah (The Muslim marriage ceremony.), Saylani Welfare International Trust (A Karachi charity that organises group weddings.).
Written by the EveryShaadi desk with AI assistance. Background: "Nikah" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from place to place and family to family. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Dowry: Vassili Vladimirovich Pukiryov, Public domain, source