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I would take that. Either have a Sikh marriage act if the constitution has one for the Muslims or any other faiths. Or just abolish all mention of religion from the marriage act.
But the trouble is that wedding ceremonies have a distinctly religious nature, specific to every religion. So its essential to ratify a given wedding based on the religious ceremonies followed.
I don't think the bolded part would be a problem as even among the Hindus the rituals vary vastly from region to region. A Rajasthani Hindu marriage will be totally in contrast to a Tamil Hindu marriage and even among the Tamils each caste has its own rituals.
So just have a common marriage act for all and then register in the Govt office after celebrating the marriage in any way you want. Solved.