Covid-19 Nepal and Kathmandu lockdown: A couple’s story of the forgettable wedding that they can never forget

Roshan Roka, 28, a resident of Dhumbarahi in Kathmandu, was in a relationship with Soniya Budhathoki, 26, of Kalanki, for the past few years. Last year, they had a plan to wed.

However, there were a few lagans (auspicious dates) for weddings last year, hence they postponed it until this spring. With the beginning of the Nepali new year, the wedding season began with so many auspicious dates, which marriageable young men and women such as Roka and Budhathoki were waiting for to tie the conjugal knot.