Actually in Rajasthan Haryana UP its a tradition called MolkkiOriginally posted by: Haal-e-Dil
What's milki pratha
Means kisi ka Mol (Value) chuka ke pay karke khareedna.
Here Poor Families sell off their Daughters as Dulhan/Brides to Zameendars Son or any Male Member.
They are very different from those called as Keeps or in desi Rakhni of some Man. So not to confuse between both.
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