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Double take! Two sets of identical twins marry.. each other, with identical twin pageboys, bridesmaids... and even priests

Dinker and Dilraj Varikkassery spent five years searching for perfect wives

Decided as teenagers they could only marry another set of identical twins

Found sisters Reena and Reema, nurses, also hunting for twin grooms

Waited to marry for twin priests to conduct ceremony in Kerala State, India

By SANJAY PANDEY IN KERALA, INDIA FOR MAILONLINE
12 November 2015

Those attending the weddings of Dinker and Dilraj Varikkassery would be forgiven for leaving with a serious sense of deja vu.

Because not only were the grooms identical, but so were the brides - and the page boys, flowers girls and even the priests.

The wedding, held in Thrissur, Kerala State on India's west coast, was everything the brothers had ever dreamed of, the result of a five year, painstaking search for the most identical sisters they could find.

Their only regret? That there weren't more twins at the ceremony.


Double take: Brothers Dinker and Dilraj Varikkassery married sisters Reena and Reema in a lavish ceremony overseen by twin priests, who travelled 600km to be at the wedding in Kerala

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But then the unthinkable happened.

'For the first time our life, we were separated after starting our professional career. I was posted in north India, while the company sent Dilraj to the extreme south,' said 32-year-old Dinker.

Five years ago, the pair decided it was time to settle down. Of course, it couldn't be just anyone, and they turned to the newspaper to aid their hunt for their wives.

'Many proposals came following our ads in newspapers and matrimonial sites,' Dinker said.

'But there was a problem: 'The twins were not identical enough. Also, we had to find twins who came from the similar family backgrounds.'


Future: Five years ago, the brothers decided it was time to settle down and find themselves wives - but realised only another set of twins, with a similar background to themselves, would do

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Delight: Reena told MailOnline of the moment the sisters finally found their future husbands. 'When we saw Dilraj and Dinker we nodded yes to each other' she said

It was quite a task, especially considering there are on average just one set of twins for every 100 babies born in India.

The IT professionals even created a group on Facebook called the All Kerala Twins Group, which now boasts more than 300 members. 

'Occasionally, we would also organise a get-together by pooling in money from the members,' said Dilraj.

'The aim was to get suitable twin brides for ourselves.'

Still, though, they could not find their perfect match.

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The couples set about hunting down twin priests to solemnise their marriage.
Luckily, the brothers had already met the perfect candidates through one of their get togethers.

The only problem was, the priests Rezi and Rozy Manaparambil had a full calendar.

'We had to wait for months for the priests to come solemnise our wedding,' Dilraj said.

'But it was worth it.'

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Big day: But Dilraj told MailOnline he wanted even more there - adding: 'In our twins get-together, usually there will around 10 to 12 sets of twins, but I could arrange only seven twins for my wedding'

In total, seven sets of twins attended - including the brides and grooms.
It was, a disappointed Dilraj said, not enough.

'In our twins get-together, usually there will be around 10 to 12 sets of twins, but I could arrange only seven twins for my wedding,' he added.


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