Tharu marriage are monogamous and patrilocal. Marriage occurs at quite and early age. Therefore the parents of the couple concerned arrange it. Tharus are endogamous tribe, which means marries should be done within the Tharu community but they are Gotra or clan exogamous. In Tharu community the girls or brides are usually elder than the boys or bridegroom usually by four or five years. This is because the parents wish that the daughter in law should to able to work in the field soon after the marriage. Tharus do not practice cross-cousin marriage. The two main types of marriages are quite common among Tharus.
Arranged Marriage
In arrange marriage parents usually look for the match. It is usually the girl’s parents who look for the boy. When they find an appropriate boy the girl’s parents...