Dhanbatti - The father of the bridegroom visits the father of the bride, and each provides a few handfuls of paddy. These are mixed together and then divided between the two fathers by the priest, and the bridegroom's father takes his share home. This ceremony is called dhanbatti. This paddy is reserved to be parched in the chulha .
Then the females of the bride's family perform the chumawan or chumauna ceremony. In this, five women take rice between the thumbs and forefingers of both hands and touch in order her feet, knees, and shoulders with it. They then put it on her head.