In some scriptures it is written that a girl should be married before puberty (sex should be after puberty , just kanyadaan before puberty) .There is even a ritual where girl once become adult goes to the house of groom.
After the girl hit puberty , she can still be married , but not in arranged marriage , but in other ways - Swaymvara , Gandharva Vivah etc (Savitri's parents left her once she become adult and was told to find husband for herself ) All arranged marriage that I know in hindu scriptures happened when girl was pre-pubscent. (Sita was married at 6)
Technically also , arranged marriage of post-pubscent girl is not possible due to multiple reasons -
- In arranged marriage Kanya-Daan is performed . And Kanya is a girl who is pre-pubscent . After puberty hits , the girl becomes Rajashwala.
- In arranged marriage , technically the consent of the girl is not required , as the ritual is "Kanya-daan". And an adult girl have agency as women too are accountable for their actions. So, non-consensual things can't be done to a woman.
I want to know if there are any exmaples of Kanya-Daan of post-pubscent girls in hindu scripture.
