When Sita turned seventeen
as advised by the priests
the king decided to conduct
her marriage by swayamvaram.
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A similar incident is narrated in the epic Mahabharata. A contest to prove the process in archery was part of the Swayamvaram of Princess Droupathi. Arjun won the contest and her hand
A wonderful and interesting story. A very unique kind of marriage. I have to read the first poem of this series.