What does Saptapadi mean in section 7 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955?
Under section 7(2), Saptapadi is the bride and bridegroom taking seven steps together before the sacred fire. Where the applicable marriage rites include Saptapadi, the…
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What does Saptapadi mean in section 7 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955?
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Under section 7(2), Saptapadi is the bride and bridegroom taking seven steps together before the sacred fire. Where the applicable marriage rites include Saptapadi, the marriage becomes complete and binding on the seventh step.
Option feedback
Option A
Section 7(2) does not prescribe this allocation of who walks behind whom.
Option B
The statute does not prescribe this reversed allocation either.
Option C
Section 7(2) defines Saptapadi as the couple's seven joint steps before the sacred fire.
Option D
The provision describes seven steps before the fire, rather than seven circuits around it.
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