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Who started the traditon of women being first wedded to three devtas before being wedded to the husband?
In Vedic Vivah (Vedic Wedding) , the girl is first wedded to three devtas (Chandra Dev, Gandharva Vishwashu and Agni Dev) then in the last she is wedded to the husband .
Is it true that this ...
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What are the rules for polygamy?
While people may debate if men marrying multiple wives or women marrying multiple husbands is ideal, the simple fact is both happen in Hinduism and are clearly at least allowed in some situations, ...
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Did Draupadi do agni-pravesha before having sex with each of her Pandava husbands?
Some answers on this site say that Draupadi did agni-pravesha before meeting each husband. Those answers don't provide any citations from the Mahabharata.
The first answer says he "heard in an ...
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