Some of us are under the impression that only in India, do we get to see or hear about some weird wedding stories. 

From people getting married to trees and dogs to grooms ditching their brides over mutton curry, we have seen it all. 

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However, the gold medal for the weirdest wedding story has to go to an Indonesian man named Khoirul Anam. 

You see, Anam actually married a rice cooker. Not just that, but after 4 days of “blissful married life,” he decided to divorce the rice cooker. 

The funny thing is that as per their local records, all of this - the marriage, the divorce - everything, was legally binding.

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Khoirul Anam shared a series of pictures last week that shows him dressed up in a fancy and traditional wedding dress for the ceremony. The rice cooker he got married to, was also decked up for the occasion and was dressed in a white veil.

He also shared a few photographs of him, kissing his rice cooker, and signing the registry of marriage, with witnesses. 

For those interested in the details, the rice cooker was from Philips.

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In an interview with a local media outlet, Anam said that he decided to marry the rice cooker as “she” was “fair, obedient, loving and is a great cook.” 

Don’t ask if or how did he consummate his married life!

Four days into this blissful and starch-filled marriage though, Anam was in for the shock of his life (read this sarcastically.) He “discovered” that his beloved could only cook rice, and nothing else. 

Therefore, he decided to file for divorce. Does that mean he would have to pay maintenance and alimony to the rice cooker? (Again, read this sarcastically)

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Turns out, Khoirul Anam is a local celebrity in the same way that certain TikTokers are celebrities. And yes, he actually is a TikToker. 

His claim to fame is that he participates in outlandish stunts for the entertainment of his TikTok followers. Judging by the stir that his 'wedding' to the rice cooker created, it seems like he did succeed in his quest for viral social media fame.

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Maybe this is the reason why the Indian Government banned TikTok. 

Good thinking on their part, otherwise we would have seen tons of people getting married to pressure cookers by now.

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