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  2. Poruwa ceremony - Wikipedia

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    The Poruwa ceremony appears to have existed in Sri Lanka before the introduction of Buddhism in the 3rd century BC. The Poruwa ceremony was a valid custom as a registered marriage until the British introduced the registration of marriages by Law in 1870.

  3. Marriage in Hinduism - Wikipedia

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    The Sinhalese generally did not take marriage seriously, and cohabitation was widespread with marriage being considered a by-product of successful cohabitation, which is in-line with Buddhist views of the secular concept of marriage. [52] Unmarried cohabitation in Sri Lanka became a punishable offence from the Dutch colonial period in 1580. [53]

  4. Dowry system in India - Wikipedia

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    The marriage treaty, signed on June 23, 1661, included the seven islands of Bombay as part of Catherine's dowry to Charles II. The official transfer of Bombay to the British occurred in 1665. The British East India Company took full control in 1668 after leasing it from the Crown for a nominal rent of £10 per year.

  5. Dahej Daasi - Wikipedia

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    Dahej Daasi (transl. Dowry Maid) is an Indian Hindi social Drama Indian television series produced by Mustang Films, which was premiered on 12 February 2024 - 27 February 2025 on Nazara. [1] The It formerly starred Sayantani Ghosh, Jhanvi Soni and Rajat Verma as The frist generation. Since 28 February 2025, stars Jhanvi Soni and Raghav Thakur ...

  6. Kandyan law - Wikipedia

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    Kandyan law is the customary law that originated in the Kingdom of Kandy, which is applicable to Sri Lankans who are Buddhist and from the former provinces of the Kandyan Kingdom before the 1815 Kandyan Convention. It is one of three customary laws which are still in use in Sri Lanka. The other two customary laws are the Thesavalamai and the ...

  7. Hinduism in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Sri Lankan Hindus Hindu temple festival in Colombo in 1900s. Total population 2,561,299 (2012) 12.6% of its total population Religions Hinduism Shaivism (majority) Vaishnavism and Shaktism (minority) Scriptures Ramayana and Vedas Languages Old Tamil and Sanskrit (sacred) Tamil (majority) and Sinhala (minority) Hinduism by country Africa Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi ...

  8. List of Hindu temples in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Sri Visalachchi Samatha Visvanathar Temple, Araly Centre, Valikamam West; Sri Vishvanatha Swamy Temple (Sivan Temple), Myalaney, Chunnakam; Sri Visvalinga Maha Kanapathy Temple, Vannarpannai North West; Sri Visvareswaraswamy Temple, Karaikkal, Inuvil East, Kondavil; Suthumalai Puvaneswary Amman Temple (Suthumalai) Suthumalai Murugan Temple ...

  9. Bengali Hindu wedding - Wikipedia

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    Gaye Holud (Bengali: গায়ে হলুদ), meaning "applying turmeric to the body," is a traditional Bengali pre-wedding ritual where the groom's family, without the groom, visits the bride’s house on the morning of the ceremony to celebrate and perform the turmeric function.