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of Religion in the Himalaya. 
of liis mother. The dwdra-nidtri-iyujd again takes place and after enter¬ 
ing the house the Ganesa-^Mjc* is performed with the dedication that the 
moment may be propitious and the nsnal gifts, &c., winding np with the 
mahdmrdjana by the sister of the bridegroom and the aspersion of the 
assembly by the celebrant. After this gifts are distributed and all the 
attendants are permitted to disperse. 
Ghaturthi-karma. —On the fourth day the chaturthi-'karma takes place, 
which consists of the nsnal preparatory ceremonies followed by the re¬ 
moval of the gjotaU or small bags from the wrists of the bride and bride¬ 
groom preceded by a homa pur?iapdtra which concludes the ceremony. 
Dwir-dgamana. —The next ceremony is the dwirdgamaria or ‘ second- 
coming.’ The instructions direct that on a propitious day the boy’s 
parents shall cook certain cakes called phenika and placing them in a 
basket, the boy proceeds with them to his father-in-law’s house, where 
he salutes all the family and presents the food. Early in the morning 
he performs the (ddoaQin-pujd and at a favourable time places his wife 
near him. The tilalca is then interchanged between him and the relatives 
of his wife and formal salutations take place. He then takes his wife 
and whatever portion of the dowry that is now given to his own house, 
and on arriving at the threshhold the garments of both are again knotted 
together. Both are then seated together and the husband rinses his 
mouth, consecrates the argJui and performs the prdndydma and dedication 
to the dwirdgamana and the dwdra-mdtri-pujd. Ganesa and the Matris 
are then worshipped and the fixing of the favourable time is again gone 
through that the whole rite may be undertaken at the auspicious moment 
and be free from defects. Gifts are then made to the family purohita and 
astrologer as if to the deity, and the couple go within while the svasti- 
vdchana is read. On entering the inner apartments the young couple 
worship the Jwa-mMris whose figures are drawn on the walls. The 
kalasa is then consecrated and the couple circumambulate the vessel and 
the usual offerings and dedication are made ; winding up with the as¬ 
persion, after which the knots on the garments are untied and the couple 
feast and retire to rest, 
Arka-vivdha .—Should any one desire to marry a third time, whether 
his other wives are alive or not, he must go through the ceremony known 
as arka-vivdha or marriage to the arka plant (Calotropis gigantea). The 
aspirant for a third marriage either builds a small altar near a plant of 
the arka or brings a branch home and places it in the ground near an 
altar. He then goes through all the preparatory ceremonies and also the 
Suryya-p^ya with its invitation, &c., and prdrthana or adoration with 
hands clasped and appropriate mantras. He tlien circumambulates the 
altar and asks the caste, &c., as in the regular ceremony ; a purohita 
