The idea of arranged
marriage is not unique to
India, but it is certainly the
culture that most people associate with it. Generally, this will mean that a young
man and
woman will be married without having met each other prior to the
wedding. The parents will arrange the entire thing, with a
dowry forming the basis of the agreement, and various other traditional ceremonies performed to ratify it. It is still an ongoing tradition among the
Hindu culture, although it has dwindled considerably among immigrants living outside of the
homeland.
A more socially acceptable method of arranging the union of Hindu men and women in the west seems to be arranged introduction.