Gold, Land, Cash, Vehicles & What Not: Four Rajasthani Siblings Spent Rs 8 Crore On Dowry For Their Sister's Wedding?
Dowry is a traditional practise in which the family of the bride gives gifts or money to the family of the groom during a wedding. Dowry can include cash, jewellery, household goods, property, and other valuable items. In some cultures, dowry is seen as a way for the bride's family to contribute to the newlywed couple's new life together.??
Dowry can also be used as a form of financial coercion or pressure on the bride's family and can lead to the mistreatment and abuse of brides who are unable to meet the groom's family's expectations. Many countries have laws against dowry and related practises, but they still persist in some cultures.
Paying a dowry is forbidden in India, according to the Dowry Prohibition Act of 1961. According to the Indian Penal Code, anyone who is found asking for dowry will spend at least 7 years in prison. The dowry custom still exists in some rural areas of India, despite the harsh laws against it. And these Rajasthani brothers just took it to another level. Here's what we know.?
Four Rajasthani Brothers Gave Rs 8 Crore For Their Sister's Dowry?
Four brothers from the Rajasthani village of Dhingsara in the Nagaur district have made headlines for paying a hefty amount of Rs 8 crore and Rs 31 lakh as dowry for their sister's wedding in another instance of dowry.??
The Mayra tradition, which is a type of dowry, is not new to this Nagaur district. But by giving them a sizeable dowry that has never been given before, these four brothers have made history in the village. The wedding of their sister Bhanwari Devi, which took place on March 26, was lavishly funded by the four brothers, Arjun Ram Meharia, Bhagirath Meharia, Umaid ji Meharia, and Prahlad Meharia.
The Dowry Included Land, Gold, Silver, Cash, And Vehicles??
ETV Bharat reported that the dowry consisted of Rs 2.21 crore in cash, 100 bighas of land worth Rs 4 crore, 1 bigha of land in the village of Gudha Bhagwandas costing Rs 50 lakh, more than 1 kg of gold costing Rs 71 lakh, and 14 kg of silver costing Rs 9.8 lakh. The villagers each received 800 of the remaining coins. The dowry included a 7-lakh-rupee tractor as well.??
Not only that, but the brothers also gave the groom a scooter and other gifts that were transported from Dhingsara village to Raidhanu village using hundreds of bullock carts and camels.?
People flocked to the wedding location to watch the procession, and the Mayra quickly became the talk of the Dhingsara village. A different villager, Bhanwarlal Chaudhary of Burdi village, had earlier given away Mayra, which was worth Rs 3 crores and 21 lakhs.??
At his sister's wedding, Bhanwarlal presented the groom with an elaborately decorated churni. But now, Bhagirath Meharia's family has broken the record.
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