Marriage Laws and Ceremonies in Hinduism
Subject Areas : Christianity
A. Latīfī
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Keywords: Precepts of marriage, forbidden cases of the marriag, Cast, satī, adultery, marriage proposal, ceremonies,
Abstract :
This article is arranged in two main sections: the first part examines someinjunctions of marriage such as: contract of matrimony and its veracity, therelations of spouses in matrimony, their obligations with each other, forbiddencases of the marriage, and adultery.Since marriage possesses a high significance in all religions, precepts ofmarriage are among the most important religious rules in Hinduism too.Marriage has a determinative role in individual and social situation of menand regulates their relations in society.The second part is allotted to ceremonies of marriage in different eras likeSutra and Vedic time.In this section, ceremonies of wedding, marriage proposal and choosing ablessed day for wedding are considered.