The Star, Malaysia
BUKIT MERTAJAM, MALAYSIA, February 12, 2005: After 10 years, school sweethearts Lee Li Lin and K.A. Vijayakumar found the most memorable time to tie the nuptial knot: at 4.40 am. A temple priest had advised them that it was the most auspicious time to get married explained the couple who went through their wedding rites according to Hindu custom at the groom’s house. Despite the unusual time, about 100 family members, relatives and friends witnessed the wedding ceremony. Lee, a 23-year-old clerk and Vijayakumar, a 26-year-old technician, said that a priest told them that the time between 3.30 am and 5 am, known as the brama muhurtam (time when the Heavenly Gods ascend to earth to bless a couple), was the most auspicious time to get married. Australian expatriate Geoff Endres, 50 who was among the wedding guests, said he was fascinated by the ceremony. “Certainly, I have never attended a wedding at 4 am,” he quipped.