Jhadeli: A video from a recent wedding from Rajasthan's Jhadeli district has gone viral on social media. The viral video is of announcement of gifts by family members. A man can be seen using a microphone to announce the gifts given to the groom's family by the bride’s family. These include three kilograms of silver, a petrol pump and 210 bighas of land, all of which costs Rs 15.65 crore. The bride and the groom can also be seen in the video. The video is posted by an Instagram handle "sr_sonu_ajmer_" and has received more than 25 Lakh views.
The ritual which is going on in the video is called Mayra. Mayra is a traditional custom in Rajasthan among Marwari communities where maternal uncles or brothers give expensive wedding gifts to their sisters, nieces or nephews. Considered the highest mayra ever recorded in the district, the event involved a grand display of cash, gold, land, and gifts.
Reportedly, The gifts were brought in four suitcases along with a large wedding procession. Around 600 to 700 members of the bride's family arrived in 100 cars and 4 luxury buses to give mayra to the groom's family.
