Rebirth of India: Superior

Sure enough, after the banquet ended that night, old Patera kept Shakru and made him a cup of coffee in his study. Then he raised his hand and said, "I heard that you like to drink coffee the most." Vietnamese g7 coffee, specially prepared for you.”

"This is really troublesome for Grandpa Patela." Shakru replied pretending to be flattered.

Old Patela waved her hands and said, "Why are you being so polite to me?" Then she pondered for a moment, and then said, "Little Shaklu, today the matter between you and Amisa is almost made public, so next Have you ever thought about what to do next?”

"Well, this depends on your elders' wishes."

Old Patela said angrily: "Listen to me. I hope you two can get married tomorrow. Can you listen?"

Shakru scratched his head and said, "It's not that I don't listen. Amisa is still in school. It's a bit too early to get married now."

Old Patela said very unhappily: "What you said is too early. Do you know how old Amisa is now? She is already seventeen. If I hadn't sent her to school in the United States, according to Indian rules, she would be thirteen." It was time for her to get engaged and now you say she's getting married It's still early. Do you know how much I have complained behind her back over the years? Besides, who says you can't get married while going to school? You should get married and go to school. There is no conflict between the two, unless your kid doesn't like it at all. Amisa, I don’t want to marry her.”

Shaklu waved his hands repeatedly and said: "How is this possible? If I didn't like Amisa, why would I take her out on a trip, and why would I dance the first dance with her today? I'm just a little worried, and you know "There are other women around me, and I'm afraid Amisha won't be able to accept it."

Old Patela snorted coldly and said: "Hmph, I don't know what's wrong with your kid, but as long as you don't disclose your relationship with them and promise not to neglect Amisa because of them, then these things don't matter. It’s unacceptable. In fact, to be honest, how many men with a net worth like yours only have one woman?”

"That's good, then I will really listen to your advice on this matter. You also know that I am alone now. My parents are not here, and there are no other elders."

Old Patela pondered for a moment, and then replied: "How about this? You hold an engagement ceremony first. As for the parents' problem, you can ask Mukesh to be your elder to attend some ceremonies. Anyway, he is not old enough." Almost twice as long as you."

Naturally, Mukesh would not refuse the opportunity to be Shakru's elder, and he participated in it enthusiastically. Since both Patela and Mukesh are old Hindu families, they strictly follow Hindu marriage etiquette, which makes the whole process extremely complicated.

Although the relationship between Shakru and Amisha can be regarded as a free love, the old Patela and Mukesh still followed the arranged marriage process, which made Shakru feel very embarrassed. After all, he had just finished filming and promoting The freedom of love to win the heart, how come it completely changes when it comes to me.

The first step is for the matchmaker to be introduced by the priest. The parents of both parties will consider whether to meet and have a detailed discussion based on social class, language, region, astrology, etc. The parents and the matchmaker will check whether the two people's destinies are compatible, and discuss property, status, and culture. Whether the appearance, appearance, etc. are satisfactory.

Since Shakru himself is the elder of the Belur Temple, the matchmaker's job is personally performed by the great guru of the Belur Temple. This can be said to have given Shakru enough face. As for checking whether they are compatible It was a complete formality, and Mukesh even joked about asking Shakru, a master of divination, to divine the future of his marriage.

Then according to the procedure, the issue of the bride price was discussed. Shakru was very determined on this point. He was not short of money and did not like the Indian bride price system, so he only ordered a symbolic number and let it go.

After that, the girl's parents, headed by Patela Lao, formally visited Shakru's home, Mukesh, the male parent. After the two parties agreed on the marriage between Shakru and Amisa, Patela Lao handed it over to her personally. Mukesh received a disc made of pure gold and one million and one rupees. This is because according to Hindu regulations, after the man and woman have reached an agreement, the woman has to give the man some gifts and money. The gifts are usually clothes, rings, candies, plates and the like, while the cash is based on the woman’s own financial resources. It can be any number, but it must be an odd number, otherwise it will be considered unlucky. This is similar to the northeastern method of choosing one out of ten thousand for the change money. This work is mostly undertaken by the woman's father, grandfather, uncles, uncles, etc.

At this point, the preparations for the engagement are all over. As for the formal engagement, it is natural to choose a good day, but the man must treat his relatives and friends to a banquet one day in advance to tell everyone about the happy event.

On the day of the engagement, Shakru put on a brand-new dress early, with a loose gold-trimmed shirt on the upper body, loose trousers on the lower body, and a headscarf on his head. Then he sat on a wooden bench outside the venue. The girl's father may be A relative of the woman puts a turmeric or red pink auspicious mole on his forehead, and then gives him a bunch of coconuts, candies, clothes, money and other things. Finally, he puts a "ledu" sweet in his mouth, and others give him the gift. Things for him were brought into the house.

At this time, Shakru could officially enter the venue to meet Amisha. After both parties put on engagement rings for each other, the entire engagement ceremony came to an end, followed by a grand banquet, singing and dancing celebration.

After the engagement, a cup-filling ceremony is held. That is, an auspicious day is chosen. The man's parents bring one or two relatives to the woman's house. They bring clothes, jewelry, toys, and candies to the future daughter-in-law, and also bring some clothes to the girl's brothers and sisters. Then the man's mother or sister-in-law puts the clothes they just brought on the girl and puts some candies in her arms. Then the girl's father gives the man's relatives something. After entertaining them for a day or two, the man says goodbye and returns.

This ceremony has three purposes: first, to make the relationship between the two parties closer; second, to make the marriage relationship more solid; third, through this ceremony, the girl will have more children in the future.

ps: This is already abbreviated. If the Hindu process is strictly followed, the process will be extremely complicated. When you write the marriage process, you will feel it. To be continued.

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