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	Another famous svayamvara from the ''[[Mahabharata]]'' is found in the story of [[Damayanti]], who chooses [[Nala]] for her husband, against the wishes of the gods.		Another famous svayamvara from the ''[[Mahabharata]]'' is found in the story of [[Damayanti]], who chooses [[Nala]] for her husband, against the wishes of the gods.

	~~===Bhanumati===~~
	~~Bhanumati is the daughter of King Chitrangada of [[Kalinga]]. Her example is of mainly Svayamvara but [[Duryodhana]] kidnaps her as she refuses him.~~

	===Modern literature===		===Modern literature===

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	Bhanumati is the daughter of King Chitrangada of [[Kalinga]]. Her example is of mainly Svayamvara but [[Duryodhana]] kidnaps her as she refuses him~~. She is also considered as the fourth wife of [[Duryodhana]]~~.		Bhanumati is the daughter of King Chitrangada of [[Kalinga]]. Her example is of mainly Svayamvara but [[Duryodhana]] kidnaps her as she refuses him.

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	Another famous svayamvara from the ''[[Mahabharata]]'' is found in the story of [[Damayanti]], who chooses [[Nala]] for her husband, against the wishes of the gods.		Another famous svayamvara from the ''[[Mahabharata]]'' is found in the story of [[Damayanti]], who chooses [[Nala]] for her husband, against the wishes of the gods.

			===Bhanumati===
			Bhanumati is the daughter of King Chitrangada of [[Kalinga]]. Her example is of mainly Svayamvara but [[Duryodhana]] kidnaps her as she refuses him. She is also considered as the fourth wife of [[Duryodhana]].

	===Modern literature===		===Modern literature===

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[[File:Damayanti prays to gods to recognize Nala.jpg|thumb|[[Damayanti]]'s Svayamvara.]]

'''Svayamvara''' ({{lang-sa|स्वयंवर}}, [[ISO 15919|ISO]]: {{transl|sa|ISO|svayaṁvara}}), in ancient [[India]], was a practice in which a girl of marriageable age chose a husband from a group of suitors. In this context, {{transl|sa|ISO|svayaṁ}} in Sanskrit means '[[wiktionary:self|self]]' and {{transl|sa|ISO|vara}} means 'groom'. A girl wishing to marry would select an auspicious time and venue and then broadcast her intentions. Kings typically sent messengers to outside lands, while commoners simply spread the news within the local community. On the appointed day, the girl garlanded the man of her choice and a marriage ceremony was held immediately.

==Examples==

===Sīta===
In the [[Hindu]] epic ''[[Ramayana]]'', King Janak proclaims that [[Sita]] will be wed to the man who can lift and string the [[Shiva Dhanush]] ([[Shiva]]'s bow), calling this feat {{transl|sa|ISO|vīrya śulka}}, meaning the cost to be paid by a suitor.<ref>"I was given thus to Rama in that Svayamvara, a process of self-choosing marriage. I became devoted, by my good works, to my husband who is excellent among men of strength."http://www.valmikiramayan.net/ayodhya/sarga118/ayodhya_118_frame.htm</ref> Sita marries [[Rama]], the only one strong enough to lift and string the bow.

===Kunti===
King [[Kuntibhoja]] arranges a svayamvara for his adopted daughter [[Kunti]] in the Hindu epic ''[[Mahabharata]]''. Many kings and princes from the Aryan region attended her svayamvara. Among them was [[Pandu]], the king of [[Hastinapura]]. Kunti chose Pandu as her husband.

===Draupadī===
[[File:The Swayamvara of Panchala's princess, Draupadi.jpg|thumb|The Svayamvara of Panchala's princess, Draupadi]]
For [[Draupadi|Draupadī]] ({{lang|sa|द्रौपदी}}), the daughter of King [[Drupada]] of Paanchal in the ''[[Mahabharata]]'' ({{lang|sa|महाभारत}}), aspirants had to hit a fish's eye with a bow and arrow. This fish was just an image on a rotating wheel placed over a pan filled with oil. The many suitors had to aim using the reflection of the fish in the oil. Only three men of marriageable could do it. They were King [[Karna]] of Anga, Hastinapur Prince [[Arjuna]], who was the third among the [[Pandava]], attending incognito, and Prince Krishna of ''[[Dvapara Yuga]]''. Krishna didn't wish to marry Draupadī, but attended to ensure Arjuna's success. Though Karna was highly qualified and capable, Draupadī rejected him, stating that his low birth as a charioteer made him unworthy to marry a god-born princess like her, and so she chose and married Arjuna.

===Damayanti===
Another famous svayamvara from the ''[[Mahabharata]]'' is found in the story of [[Damayanti]], who chooses [[Nala]] for her husband, against the wishes of the gods.

===Modern literature===

''The Bearded Prince'' tells the story of Princess Roopali, whose father holds a svayamvara for her to select her groom.<ref>https://www.forewordreviews.com/reviews/the-bearded-prince/</ref>

[[Roshani Chokshi]]'s ''[[The Star-Touched Queen]]'' has the heroine Maya's father stage a svayamvara for her early in the novel.

==Kitayun==
The [[Shahnama]] of Fardausi records a similar tradition in pre-Islamic Iran, of one ''Kitayun'', eldest daughter of the Emperor of [[Constantinople]], selecting the Iranian [[Vishtaspa|Gushtasp]]. With a view to procure a husband for one of his daughters, the Emperor determines to hold a grand assembly of illustrious and wise men for her to see and select from. She does not find a suitable husband in the first assembly and a second one is held, where she places the crown on Gushtap's head. Gushtasp, also known as Vishtaspa, returns to Iran with his bride and is crowned King.<ref>The Shah-Namah of Fardausi, translated by Alexanders Rogers, LP Publications page 280</ref>

{{quote|As per the custom of Rum, when a princess reached marriageable age, all the princes and nobles would gather in a hall where the princess would enter with her handmaidens and would select one of the princes to be her husband.<ref>Mazda-Yasni and Zorastranian Tales (Book Two) as retold by Kuku S Shabbir, PAGE 28, {{ISBN|81-85684-06-5}}, {{ISBN|81-85685-01-0}},</ref>}}

Rum (literally "Rome") was the common name used for the Eastern Roman Empire or [[Byzantine Empire]] by Middle Eastern people.<ref>Mazda-Yasni and Zorastranian Tales (Book Two) as retold by Kuku S Shabbir, Page 33, {{ISBN|81-85684-06-5}}, {{ISBN|81-85685-01-0}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Dhanushadham]]
*[[Bride-show]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Marriage in India]]
[[Category:Ancient India]]

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