Gauna

For the genus of moths, see Gauna (moth). For the hamlet in Spain, see Gauna, Álava.

Gauna is a northern Indian hindu custom and the ceremony associated with the consummation of marriage prevalent in the states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. It is associated with the custom of child marriage.[1] The ceremony takes place several years after marriage.[2][3] Before the ceremony, the bride stays at her natal home.[4] Marriage is considered only as a ritual union and conjugal life begins only after gauna; that is marriage is consummated only after the gauna ceremony.[5]

  1. ^ Anil Chawla (7 March 2002). "CHILD MARRIAGES - Need for Better Understanding of Customs". Samarthbharat.com. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  2. ^ Sethi NK, Rao SS, Aggarwal OP, Abhaya Indrayan, Chuttani CS. "Age at Marriage, Gauna (effective marriage) and first child birth in rural women: changing pattern in various marriage cohorts by decades". Medind.nic.in. Archived from the original on 22 May 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Charan D. Wadhva; B. N. Saxena; Om Prakash Sharma (2003). Population Stabilization Through District Action Plans: Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh. APH Publishing. p. 237. ISBN 978-81-7648-514-2.
  4. ^ Murthy, Padmini; Clyde Lanford Smith (25 October 2010). Women's Global Health and Human Rights. Jones & Bartlett Learning. p. 512. ISBN 978-0-7637-5631-4. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  5. ^ Nirula (2009). Women Problems & Their Oprression in U.p. APH Publishing. p. 75. ISBN 978-81-313-0470-9. Retrieved 7 June 2012.