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Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c12.s10.t5: Ceremonies

Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c12.s10.t5

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Ceremonies

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The usual practice in the first type of marriage was that the bridegroom went to the bride's house for marriage, though there are instances when the bride went to the house of the bridegroom³⁵ Lucky days were fixed for the ceremony and the bridegroom and his party were received with great honour and were entertained with food, drink, etc. We read that Sagara took his bath, held the domestic sacrifice (balıkamma) performed the lustratory rites of charm and auspicious marks (kayakouyapāyacclutta), decked his body with ornaments and in the company of his relatives proceeded to the house of Sāgaradatta to marry Sukumāliyā. Sagara and Sukumāliyā both were made to sit on the same slab (paṭṭa), they were given a bath with white and yellow pitchers, oblation was offered to fire and amidst auspicious songs and kisses (uvayaṇa) from the married women the marriage ceremony was performed.³⁶

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³⁵ Cf. Nāyā. 14, p. 148 f.

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³⁶ ibid., 16, p. 169.

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