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A young Indian boy dressed in traditional clothing looks on during a mass marriage ceremony for 25 couples in Allahabad, India, Sunday, March 11, 2012. Mass marriages in India are organized by a social organization named Sarva Vaish Chetana Samiti done primarily to help the economically backward families who cannot afford the high ceremony costs as well as the customary dowry and expensive gifts which are still prevalent in many communities. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)