First rituals make a marriage not feelings
Then she says i am not yet the wife while while wearing a mangla sutra and sindoor.
Then the family who has already blessed them are shocked at a husband wanting to talk to his wife.
You are right...this is complete mockery of the audience as well as the rituals that they so want to glorify.
A symbolic ceremony to honor her wishes would have been more meaningful.
Again, nothing wrong in wanting the rituals because they do hold a lot of meaning...but not above any feelings of love and commitment. This should have been about them (arhi), about her wishes, about honoring a tradition, not a flimsily introduced drama angle to let Dadi make it a regression analysis.
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