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Every bride wants her wedding date to make a statement, and that statement can be made in many ways, like the decor, fashion, or in Dia Mirza’s case the
female priest
who performed the rituals.
For the unversed, when
Dia
Mirza got married to businessman
Vaibhav Rekhi
in 2021, she had a female priest (Sheela Atta) officiate the ceremony. It is a rare sight at weddings, and thus, it caught the attention of everyone instantly.
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Recently, the actress in a media interaction, opened up about having
Sheela Atta
for the wedding. Emphasizing the fact that profession should have no gender, Dia Mirza in her interview with Pinkvilla narrated the tale of when she first saw the female priest.
She revealed that she saw
Sheela
Atta performing the rituals at a friend’s wedding. She was so moved by what she saw, and according to the actress, she can’t even remember the last time she felt so spiritually connected to the ceremony. Right at that moment, she knew she had to call Sheela. The actress praised the priest by saying how generous and kind she was to come to the wedding and perform the ceremony.
Dia further added that it was only during the wedding that she realized that having a female priest for this job is not something common. This is one of those professions that people believe a woman can’t do. The actress took the liberty to say that all this is the result of the caste system and patriarchy.
She ended the conversation by saying that everyone should be able to do every job that he or she wants to do. No work should be assigned based on gender.
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