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  2. Weddings in India - Wikipedia

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    In the past, the age of marriage was young, often childhood or early teenage. [14] The average age of marriage for women in India has been increased to 21 years, according to the 2011 Census of India. [15] In 2009, about 7% of women got married before the age of 18. [16] Arranged marriages have long been the norm in Indian society.

  3. Marriage in Hinduism - Wikipedia

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    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 righteous today. Hindu literature does indicate that love marriages were recognised and accepted in ancient times, for example, the legend of Dushyanta and Shakuntala in the Mahabharata .

  4. Arranged marriage in the Indian subcontinent - Wikipedia

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    In India, marriage is thought to be for life, [41] and the divorce rate is extremely low. In 2021, India recorded the lowest divorce rate in the world at just 0.1 divorces per 1000 people. In contrast, the divorce rate in the United States was significantly higher, at 2.5 per 1000. The Indian figure, however, appears to be rising.

  5. Hindu wedding - Wikipedia

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    In India, marriage has been looked upon as having been designed by the cosmos and considered as a "sacred oneness witnessed by fire itself." [ 4 ] Hindu families have traditionally been patrilocal . The Arya Samaj movement popularized the term Vedic wedding among the Hindu expatriates in north during the colonial era, it was however prevalent ...

  6. Inter-caste marriages in India - Wikipedia

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    The inter-caste marriages in India have been gradually gaining acceptance due to increasing education, employment, middle-class economic background, and urbanisation [citation needed]. As of the 2011 census, 5.8% of the marriages in India were inter-caste marriages.

  7. Cousin marriage - Wikipedia

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    In India, cousin marriage prevalence is 9.87%. [152] Attitudes in India on cousin marriage vary sharply by region and culture. The family law in India takes into account the religious and cultural practices and they are all equally recognized.

  8. Who are the Ambanis, the ultrawealthy Indian family ... - AOL

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    The son of India’s richest man is getting married this summer. But the wedding festivities actually began last week in New Delhi at a decadent venue in Gujarat, a state in western India—and ...

  9. Polyandry in India - Wikipedia

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    Polyandry in India refers to the practice of polyandry, whereby a woman has two or more husbands at the same time, either historically on the Indian subcontinent or currently in the country of India. An early example can be found in the Hindu epic Mahabharata , in which Draupadi , daughter of the king of Panchala , is married to five brothers.