Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c15.s3.33

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Then various household ceremonies are mentioned Avāha was held before wedding when betel etc. were served;¹⁷⁴ āheṇa was held at the time of the bride entering the bridegroom's house; paheṇa was celebrated when she returned to her father's house. Then hingola was held in honour of the diseased person or ajaksa, in piṇḍanigara, food was offered to fathers. Then sammela or gotthi was a social gathering in which the relatives and friends assembled¹⁷⁵ The gotthis are described as having been granted licences by the king, as given to much dissipation and as possessing considerable funds.¹⁷⁶ Then taverns (pānāgāra) and gambling houses (jūyakhalaya) are mentioned¹⁷⁷