epic marriage

[Stephen]

Marriages between uncles (mother's brother, not father's) and nieces are
also common in the south. In fact, one of my classmates, an Iyengar girl
married her mom's brother not too long ago (approx. 10 yrs).

sujatha

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>Men marrying daughters of paternal aunts or maternal uncles are not only
>very common in South India but are preffered (atleast till recently). They
>are slightly on the decline now because of the spread of the knowledge
>of the bad effects of inbreading.
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>regards,
>
>sarma.
>