Gobhilagrihyasutra 2.2.2

2.2.2

anupṛṣṭhaṃ patiḥ parikramya dakṣiṇata udaṅmukho 'vatiṣṭhate vadhvañjaliṃ gṛhītvā;

The husband passes behind her back, stations himself to the south, with his face turned to the north, and seizes the woman's joined hands.