Bhavnagar, Nov 6 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday attended a mass wedding ceremony held in Bhavnagar city of Gujarat and blessed the couples.

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The event was organised at Jawahar Maidan by a foundation.

As many as 551 girls whose fathers had died tied the knot at the mega event.

On the occasion, the prime minister urged the newly-weds not to organise a separate wedding function afterwards under the pressure of relatives after reaching home and instead save that money for their children.

Modi was on a tour of Gujarat where Assembly polls will be held in December.

Earlier in the day, he addressed a rally in Valsad district.

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