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Hindu attitudes to Marriage
Quick revise
Marriage marks the transition between two stages of life that of the student and the householder.
Marriage is viewed as being for life and as being a religious or spiritual event.
Traditionally couples have been of the same varna and marriages arranged, often through consulting horoscopes.
It is increasingly common (especially in UK) for couples to find their own partner.
‘Let man and woman, united in marriage, constantly exert themselves, that they may not be disunited and may not violate their mutual fidelity.’ (Laws of Manu, 9:102)
