India, Aug. 9 -- Weeks after a bride married two grooms in a rare 'Hatti' traditional marriage in Himachal Pradesh, the two brothers have opened up on the ceremony and the public criticism on social media.

The two brothers- Pradeep and Kapil Negi, from the Hatti tribe of Himachal, said that the 'Jodidar Pratha' has been going on for generations and that the tradition was not imposed upon them.

"This Jodidar Pratha has been going on for generations. It is not that we married under the tradition for the first time. It has been practised in the past and continues to be practised at present," Pradeep Negi said in a video, posted on Facebook.

His brother, Kapil Negi, said that the three married with their consent and it was their mutual dec...