9. Seven days before the actual marriage ceremony the bride’s father sends a letter (lagan ki chitthi) to the bridegroom’s father fixing the date and hour of the marriage. A sum of money already agreed on accompanies this letter. When the procession starts to fetch the bride, they halt outside her village at a place prepared for them called the Janwânsa. In the evening they march in procession to the bride’s house, being met half-way by her friends. At the door the tîka ceremony is performed, and another present in money equal to that sent with the lagan is made to the bridegroom. The bridegroom is then taken inside, where he throws a fan on the marriage shed (mandap) and returns to his party. Next day, after the dinner, and generally at night, the actual Bhanwar or perambulation of the bride and bridegroom round the sacred fire and the “giving away” of the girl (kanyâdân) are performed. The parents of the bride are not allowed to be present at the Bhanwar ceremony. On the third day the third dinner (roti) is given, and the ceremony of permitting the girl to go with her husband (bidâi) is done. Here, again, the bride’s father makes a third present equal in value to the previous two, which is known as bela or “cup.” It is optional with the parties to perform the ceremony of changing the seats of the married pair (lautpatta). In case this ceremony is performed at the marriage it is not necessary to repeat it when the bride is leaving for her husband’s house. If done, then it is known as Chauka, and the presents made at it by the father of the bride must equal in value half the presents made at the marriage. The binding part of the marriage ceremony is the perambulations round the fire and the giving away of the bride. The only apparent survival of marriage by capture is the ceremony of tîka or darwâza performed the first day. In this his maternal uncle takes the bridegroom in his arms inside the house of the bride, and there he strikes the marriage hut with a fan. As he is going away the women of the family beat the man who is carrying him with their fists and shout, “He has struck the mandap and is going away.”