Big fat Indian weddings in full swing as COVID peters out

2.5m marriages in the next month to create a $40bn windfall

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After delivering nearly 1.2 billion vaccine shots, India has opened the door to wedding parties of 200 to 250 people, and business is booming. (Photo by Kiran Sharma)

KIRAN SHARMA, Nikkei staff writer

PALAMPUR (India) -- Hemraj Dogra, who owns a stunning resort in a valley surrounded by snow-covered mountains in the northern Indian hill state of Himachal Pradesh, is busy organizing elaborate wedding functions.

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