Brides sit as their grooms stand behind their chairs during the mass marriage ceremony in Karachi.

A groom wearing a traditional turban, which is made of colorful beads and cotton threads, waits for his bride.

A bride and her groom hold a flower in their hands at a ritual during the mass marriage ceremony.

A bride and her groom, helped by relatives, perform a ritual during the ceremony.

A bride and her groom, both wearing traditional garlands made of colorful beads and cotton threads, go over their marriage contract.

A couple waits for their wedding to start.

A bride from the mass marriage ceremony.