Actually there is a hindu marriage act,when I was prepping for clat,that time I had come across it,so don't remember it fully.
According to section 7 of the Hindu Marriage Act, the marriage becomes complete when the seventh step is taken.[2] In S. Nagalingam vs Sivagami, (2001) 7 SCC 487[3] an interesting question was brought as to whether the marriage was incomplete or not without taking Saat phere. In the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 7-A was inserted after the amendment which was made by the state of Tamil Nadu. Section 7-A states that any marriages will be valid if it is solemnized in presence of relatives, friends or other persons.
It states that the presence of priest is not compulsory for a valid marriage and the couples should declare that each takes the other to be his wife or be her husband in the language understood by them. The marriage would be completed by a single ceremony requiring the couples to garland each other or the couple has to put a ring on the finger or tie the thali. If any of these ceremonies are held, then it would be enough for a legal marriage.
This is what the net says, maybe a lawyer will be able to confirm better 😭
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