It wouldn't be wrong to say Indian wedding processions are often the highlight of the entire wedding ceremony. Baraats with dancers, music and wedding bands have been the highlight for ages. While theyâve been mostly led by grooms, two sisters from MPâs Khandwa district dressed up for their wedding ceremonies on January 22 with a different plan - leading their baraat to the groomsâ homes instead.

Madhya Pradesh: Sakshi and Srishti, two sisters who had their wedding ceremonies on 22nd January, took out their own wedding procession (baraat) and rode horses to reach houses of their grooms in Khandwa, as a tradition followed by Patidar community. pic.twitter.com/80o27FtZuY

â ANI (@ANI) January 24, 2020

The brides, named Sakshi and Srishti, belong to the Patidar community, where this subversion of gender roles is a time-honoured tradition. "I feel proud to be part of this community and that they have been following this tradition," Srishti told ANI.

Meanwhile, Sakshi and Shrishtiâs father, Arun, explained his reasoning behind supporting the baraat.

"This is a 400-500 years old tradition. We are carrying it forward to support the government's message of 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao'. The daughters of this country should be treated equally. This is the message that we want to convey with our tradition and will continue practising it," said Arun.

The brides earned a fair amount of support on social media, as their photos picked up attention:

Why should boys have all the fun?

â Abhijeet Gupta (@AbhijeetGupt) January 24, 2020

Maari choriya choro se kaam hai ki

â bharat (@new_india_2022) January 24, 2020

Happy married life to both

â Syed Faisal M (@Sfaisalmech) January 24, 2020

बहà¥à¤¤ à¤à¤à¥à¤à¤¾ हà¥.. लड़à¤à¤¿à¤¯à¤¾, लड़à¤à¥ सॠà¤à¤¿à¤¸à¥ भॠविषय मà¥à¤ à¤à¤® नहà¥à¤ हà¥.. भारत माता à¤à¥ à¤à¤¯

â सà¤à¥à¤à¥ सà¥à¤ (@Sachchi_Soch9) January 24, 2020

बहà¥à¤¤ à¤à¤à¥à¤à¤¾ हà¥.. लड़à¤à¤¿à¤¯à¤¾, लड़à¤à¥ सॠà¤à¤¿à¤¸à¥ भॠविषय मà¥à¤ à¤à¤® नहà¥à¤ हà¥.. भारत माता à¤à¥ à¤à¤¯

â सà¤à¥à¤à¥ सà¥à¤ (@Sachchi_Soch9) January 24, 2020

 "I urge the people of other communities to adopt this tradition and give respect to our daughters," Arun continued.

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