INTERCOURSE BEFORE MARRIAGE- (BIDU DHARE)- BILLAVA CUSTOMS

If a man has intercourse with a woman, and she becomes pregnant, he has to marry her to the 'bidu dhare' rite. Before the marriage ceremony is performed, he has to grasp a plantain tree with his right hand, and the tree is then cut down.



Reference: 'The Mysore' by Venkatesa ayengar