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    a Prajapatya marriage, the bride's father goes in search of a groom, rather than the other way around, which makes it inferior to a Brahma marriage. The...
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    recognize eight types of marriage, one of them being Gandharva marriage. The other seven are: Brahma, Daiva, Arya, Prajapatya, Asura, Raksasa and Paisacha...
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  • Brahma marriage, Daiva marriage, Arsha marriage, Prajapatya marriage, Gandharva marriage, Asura marriage, Paishacha marriage. Cosmic rituals constitute...
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  • obligations to the bride and family life (Grihasthashram). Prajapatya marriage - in this type of marriage, a couple agree to get married by exchanging some Sanskrit...
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  • is a woman who lists herself in catalogs and is selected by a man for marriage. In the twentieth century, the trend primarily involved women living in...
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  • entitled to get her stridhan. If the marriage has been performed in the form of Brahma, Daiva, Gandharba or Prajapatya, the husband of the deceased issueless...
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  • structure as unsuitable for marriage or other close personal relationships. Its opposite, exogamy, describes the social norm of marriage outside of the group...
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  • and the purpose of marriage. Eight types of marriages are, (1) Brahma Vivaha, (2) Arsa Vivaha, (3) Daiva Vivaha, (4) Prajapatya Vivaha, (5) Gandharva...
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    retracts her vow, she must expiate her sin by the penance ritual called Prajapatya-vrata The oldest portion of the epic Ramayana, the Valmiki Ramayana, is...
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