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Cousin and Uncle/Niece marriage in India. Why?

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Interesting video about cousin marriages among Hindus in India, especially in South India. Even marriage between Uncle and Niece.

In much of North India, you cannot even marry a girl from the same village because it's a big taboo. But South India has totally different customs. This video even surprised me.




He makes one stupid comment, which amounts to a lie about Islam/Muslims.

He says that sometimes uncle/niece marriages are not allowed in Islam. Its not allowed, full stop.
By using the term sometimes, he is spreading false information, which is a shame, because usually I find his videos are Fairly accurate.
 
Yes it is not uncommon in South India but almost unheard of in North Indian Hindus. I have seen this more among landed castes in AP/Karnataka where such marriages are also arranged to keep wealth and business within the family.

Many south Indian Hindu communities (esp in Karnataka) also bury their dead.
 
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