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  2. Laavaan - Wikipedia

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    The couple is reminded that the Guru should be the center of their lives 'world ocean '. The Sri Guru Granth Sahib is the spiritual center and the Sadh Sangat is the worldly (temporal) witness and support. The four nuptial [2] rounds were written by Guru Ram Das for his own wedding. They explain the journey of the souls toward the Almighty.

  3. Gandharva marriage - Wikipedia

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    Gandharva marriage: couple exchange garlands under a tree. Illustration from Sougandhika Parinaya written in Kannada. There is no consensus theory to explain why Gandharva marriages have declined over the ages. One theory claims that as prosperity and wealth increased, parents sought greater control of the activities and social life of their ...

  4. Gyroscope - Wikipedia

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    Essentially, a gyroscope is a top combined with a pair of gimbals. Tops were invented in many different civilizations, including classical Greece, Rome, and China. [5] Most of these were not utilized as instruments. The first known apparatus similar to a gyroscope (the "Whirling Speculum" or "Serson's Speculum") was invented by John Serson in ...

  5. Astrological compatibility - Wikipedia

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    Astrological compatibility (synastry) is the branch of the astrology, that is meant to show compatibility of romantic partners.A natal horoscope is a chart or map of the angles of the planets in the Solar System and their positions in the zodiac at the exact time of a person's birth.

  6. Marriage in Hinduism - Wikipedia

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    Love marriage differs from arranged marriage in that the couple, rather than the parents, choose their own partner, and that the consent of their parents is not asked for before marrying. The concept of a love marriage is not a novelty in India, as it is regarded to be the equivalent of the gandharva marriage, which is still perceived as not ...

  7. Ru Ba Ru - Wikipedia

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    Ru Ba Ru is a 2008 Indian drama film directed by the debutant director Arjun Bali. Filmed in Hindi, the film revolves around the relationship between a live-in couple caught amidst their busy professional careers.

  8. Arranged marriage in the Indian subcontinent - Wikipedia

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    With the expanding social reform and female emancipation that accompanied economic and literacy growth after independence, many commentators predicted the gradual demise of arranged marriages in India, and the inexorable rise of so-called "love marriages" (i.e. where the initial contact with potential spouses does not involve the parents or family members). [2]

  9. Hindustani kinship terms - Wikipedia

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    The kinship terms of Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu) differ from the English system in certain respects. [1] In the Hindustani system, kin terms are based on gender, [2] and the difference between some terms is the degree of respect. [3] Moreover, "In Hindi and Urdu kinship terms there is clear distinction between the blood relations and affinal ...