Umm.....in the actual novel he wasn't present in Paro's marriage though. He regretted sending the letter & went to check if the post was already sent out. When he arrived at his hometown, Paro's marriage was already done & she had left. He next saw her during his father's funeral.
This Dev coming to Paro's marriage & asking her to run away with him and then carrying her doli is SLB's "creative input" 😆
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