"In Hindu marriages, for instance, unlike the nuptials of Christianity, the priest does not perform the rituals, nor d…"

"Domestic felicity appears to be the rule among the Natives, and this IS the stranger when the customs of marriage are…"

"Jacobi points out that the Grhya Sutras preserve a well-known custom according to which the husband points out the po…"

"The child must be prayed for. Those children that come with curses, that slip into the world, just in a moment of ina…"

"On the occasion of the wedding feast, the Qadiís daughter, adorned as bride, was carried from the house of the Shaykh…"

"Upon entering the premises of the burial ground of the Sultans and the governors (of Kashmir), I heard the sound of d…"

"The bride and the bridegroom, along with some women, dismounted their horses on the bank of the river. Two defiled, d…"

"No act of depravity was spared in the house of the Shaykh and the Qadi. Practices of infidels were performed in full.…"

"I shall recount a story about the relations between the Qadi and the Shaykhuíl-Islam. I shall inform you of the perfi…"

"A few days later, the Qadi and the Shaykhuíl Islam both hosted a feast at their respective residences. A large gather…"