The wedding ceremonies in most parts of Nepal includes slow-moving caravan of buses, cars and motorbikes in the busy streets.

But this Wednesday,16^th December 2015 Kalimati, Kathmandu witnessed a unique wedding procession. It was totally different from the usual marriage procession the groom was riding on a cycle Rickshaw followed by the attendants on bicycles.

It was the wedding of a bicycle campaigner, Sailendra Dangol, who chose cycles and human-driven three-wheeler — breaking the urban tradition of borrowing or renting an imported, posh car and other vehicles — while going to tie the knot and taking his life partner to his house.

According to him, the ongoing border blockade and fuel crisis was just a co-incidence as he always wanted his big day to be organized in an eco-friendly manner.

The newlywed couple got on the same rickshaw, decked out with marigold flowers and bouquet, after the marriage rituals hosted by the bridal side and headed to the groom?s house.

The bride, Sumira Shrestha, is also said to be fond of cycling.

Dangol is currently the Vice-President of City Cycle Network Nepal, a non-profit youth network that started the Kathmandu Cycle City 2020 campaign to improve the quality of environment and contribute to maintain healthy lifestyle by promoting the use of bicycles.

 Source: The Himalayan Times,Annapurna Post