CHAPTER XXXVII.

THE BURĀT.

1835, _March_.

The Bridegroom fights for his Bride—The Grand Procession—Superstition of the Prince—Bridal Attire—The Bride’s Consent—Signing the Contract—The Nose-ring—Dress of the Bride—The Prince enters the Zenāna—He beholds his Bride—He carries her off—Colonel Gardner’s Distress—Fanī Bhū’a—The Bride’s Dower carried in Procession with the newly-married Couple to the Prince’s Tents—A Singular Custom—Pān 437