[Marriage ceremonies.] 13. Until children are married it does not matter from whose hand they take food: after marriage they are obliged to conform to caste regulations. The marriage negotiations commence by some old man of the tribe or the boy’s father going to inspect the girl. Then the husband of the bridegroom’s sister goes to her with five sers of liquor and two rupees, thus concluding the betrothal, which is known among them as puchhâwat or “the asking.” If the bride’s father accepts the proposal, he summons his clansmen and distributes the liquor among them. At the same time they are given a dinner of goat’s flesh and rice, which is provided by the boy’s father. After this, on a day fixed by the girl’s father, the boy’s paternal uncle goes again with two vessels, each containing five sers of liquor, and takes with him three rupees in cash. This finally concludes the betrothal, which is known as bajarâwat or “strengthening,” and barrekhi, or “the marking down of the bridegroom.” This liquor and money are used in entertaining the clansmen of the bride and the envoy of the bridegroom. Next the bride’s father presses some oil with his own hands and sends it to the boy’s house. This is mixed with turmeric, and the bridegroom is daily anointed with it by his female relations. In the same way the boy’s father presses some oil and sends it for the use of the bride. After this a suitable date is fixed by mutual arrangement, and the bridegroom comes with his procession to the door of the bride. Outside the door the bride’s mother stands with her feet in a basket, and holds in one hand a rice pestle (mûsal), and in the other a brass tray (thâli), containing some cotton with the seed and a lighted lamp. She moves the pestle five times round the boy’s head from left to right and five times again from right to left, and pours the cotton over his head. Next she warms her hands twice over the lamp and presses them on the boy’s cheeks, and kisses his lips. After this the boy does salutation (pâêlagi) to her. She then leads the bridegroom into the inner room, where the girl sits in a corner. He sits there silent for some time. At last some women friends who are also sitting there say,—“Give the boy what he has come for.” Then her mother makes the bride stand up and seats her to the left of the bridegroom. This done, the boy returns to his friends, and the bride again retires into her corner. A couple of hours after the pair are seated on two leaf-mats in the courtyard, facing east. Both are stripped by the women, well rubbed with a mixture of oil and turmeric, and dressed in new clothes. After this the boy’s party are fed, and liquor is distributed. That night they spend in singing and dancing the karama or national dance. Next day they meet again, the friends of bride and bridegroom sitting in a line opposite each other. The boy’s father produces the bridegroom before the bride’s people; and says,—“Look! has he any physical defect?” The bride’s