Which of the following are allowed during Early Vedic Period?

Monogamy

Polyandry

Polygamy

Levirate

Remarriages of widows

Child marriages

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Monogamy (a man having one wife) was very common. Polygamy (a man having more than one wife), though known, was not common. Polyandry (a woman having more than one husband), though known, was very rare. Levirate or niyoga (a dead man’s brother or next of kin marrying the widow) was practised by some. Remarriage of widows was permitted. Child marriages were unknown.
Women participated in religious ceremonies and tribal assemblies (sabha and vidata). There was no evidence of seclusion of women from domestic and social affairs but they were dependent (in the eyes of law) on their male relations throughout their lives.

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Monogamy (a man having one wife) was very common. Polygamy (a man having more than one wife), though known, was not common. Polyandry (a woman having more than one husband), though known, was very rare. Levirate or niyoga (a dead man’s brother or next of kin marrying the widow) was practised by some. Remarriage of widows was permitted. Child marriages were unknown.
Women participated in religious ceremonies and tribal assemblies (sabha and vidata). There was no evidence of seclusion of women from domestic and social affairs but they were dependent (in the eyes of law) on their male relations throughout their lives.

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