Actress Dia Mirza, who got married earlier this week, delivered a message against patriarchy by getting an elderly female priest to conduct her wedding rituals.

On Wednesday, the actress tweeted expressing gratitude to veteran priest Sheela Atta with the hashtags #RiseUp and #GenerationEquality.

"Thank you Sheela Atta for conducting our wedding ceremony. So proud that together we can #RiseUp #GenerationEquality," Dia tweeted along with a photograph of the priest conducting wedding rituals.

Thank you Sheela Atta for conducting our wedding ceremony. So proud that together we can #RiseUp #GenerationEquality https://t.co/aMZdyEZRdF pic.twitter.com/BeyFWCSGLw