A video from Rajasthan that shows the jaw £15 CRORE worth gifts that were given during the wedding have left social media users divided. A viral clip shared on Instagram by Son Ajmer, has accumulated over 58 million views and captured the traditional “Mayra” ceremony, where the family family of the bride sprinkles the groom’s side with extravagant offers.
The Mayra ritual is the usual event that is generally observed in the Marwari communities, where the mother’s uncle of the bride (mama) gives valuable items such as jewelry, clothing, cash and property to support his sister’s family during marital festivities. However, many viewers shocked the extent of this particular Mayra.
In the video, the man is seen how he makes a formal announcement in front of the gathered guests and mentions talented items. According to the announcement, the bride’s party offered: 210 Bighas of Land, 3 kilograms of silver, £1.51 crore in cash and 1 gasoline pump
The speaker sums up and claims: “1 gasoline pump, 210 bigha ZAMEEN, 1 crore 51 lakh Nagad, kul abhi ka Total Milakar 15 crore 65 lakh ruupaye ka Mayra Bhara hai.” According to India, the reports have set up a total value of approximately £21 crore when other items are considered.
While some social media users have expressed a threat to wealth, much of the Internet responded with anger and discomfort.
One user sarcastically commented, “Tune kya card hai?” He asks what, if at all, the groom brought to the table.
Another wrote: “Obviously, it is a social status, but a woman who asks after divorce is questionable,” emphasizes the perceived dual standards in expectations of sex.
The third user called the groom’s family and said, “How unhappy could be the groom’s parents? Basically they sell their son for materialistic profits.”
The ritual, although rooted in tradition, ruled interviews around the dowry-adjacent customs, gender inequality and economic demonstration in Indian weddings. Many comments argue that such practices continue to exert inadequate financial pressure on the bride’s family, regardless of the symbolic nature of the event.
Although the practice of the dowry is legally banned in India according to the 1961 ban, rituals like Mayra often blur the boundary between cultural celebration and social pressure, especially when they are carried out on such an extravagant scale.
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