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Bride's brother perform Sweekar ceremony with groom and gift him clothes. It means that Bride's family is officially accepting groom. Priest performs all the rituals related to this ceremony. Jwaiñ" or son-in-law of the family is the most respectable invitee in marriages. In "Odia Sanskruti" and probably many other Indian customs, the "Jwain Nimantrana" ritual has an important significance. The Bride side father and other important person from family go to groom house with "Sweekar" and invite the groom. As per Odia rituals, no female should accompany them for this invite. Also, There is a strong religious reason for the same: As per Hindu Mythology, when "Dakshya Prajapati" arranged for a great Yajna ("Hawan"), he intentionally didn't invite his son-in-law "Lord Shiva". Wanting to visit h
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