2 Himachal brothers marry same woman: What is polyandry? Is it legal?

Two brothers in Himachal Pradesh, Pradeep and Kapil Negi, have tied the knot with Sunita Chauhan in a ceremony attended by hundreds of relatives and villagers. The men, belonging to the Hatti tribe, carried the centuries-old tradition of polyandry in the Shillai village of the Sirmaur district. The trio say the union is consensual. But is the practice legal in India?

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