a. (M.), ) It also forms part of Muhammadan marriage, but is unconnected with the religious ceremony. The bride and bridegroom are seated on a basket, their clothes are knotted together, and the knot placed by a Mirásaṉ seven times on the bridegroom's, and as often on the bride's head, each time songs suited to the occasion are sung; a song sung at the time of the láwáṇ ceremony by the female relatives of the bride.