▁b ride ' s ▁neck ▁and ▁exchange ▁of ▁rings ▁there ▁after , ▁PA AN IG RA H AN AM ▁( accept ing ▁the ▁b ride ▁by ▁taking ▁holy ▁v ows ) ▁ ▁– ▁B ride ' s ▁uncle ▁( ▁or ▁father ) ▁will ▁perform ▁the ▁" k anya ▁da an am " ▁by ▁keeping ▁the ▁hand ▁of ▁b ride ▁into ▁the ▁hand ▁of ▁gro om ▁and ▁AG NI ▁PR AD HA K SH IN AM ▁– ▁after ▁holding ▁the ▁hands ▁mut ually ▁by ▁a ▁kn ot ▁of ▁their ▁small ▁fingers , ▁gro om ▁and ▁b ride ▁together ▁move ▁around ▁the ▁" V iv aha - h oma ▁ag ni " - the ▁sacred ▁fire . ▁Pal um ▁Paz hav um ' ▁( feed ing ▁sweet ▁milk ▁and ▁ban ana ▁after ▁marriage ) ▁and ▁' K av uk eral '( ▁visit ing ▁their ▁respective ▁para dev ath a ▁tem ples ▁after ▁ 7 ▁days ▁of ▁marriage ) ▁are ▁other ▁custom s ▁related ▁to ▁marriage . ▁ ▁Ka ik ott ikk ali , ▁an ▁important ▁art ▁form ▁by ▁women ▁folk ▁used ▁to ▁be ▁performed ▁in ▁b ride ' s ▁house ▁( the ▁night ▁before ▁the ▁marriage ) ▁and ▁gro om ' s ▁residence ▁( on ▁the ▁final ▁day ▁of ▁marriage ▁after ▁receiving ▁b ride ▁and ▁gro om ) ▁in ▁old en ▁days . ▁El ite ▁class ▁used ▁to ▁conduct ▁Kath ak ali ▁too . ▁' ▁ ▁B irth - related ▁rit uals ▁ ▁On ▁birth ▁of ▁a ▁child ▁in ▁the ▁family , ▁the ▁main ▁rit