The marriage ceremony is different in many cultures around the world, as people have different traditional customs and practices regarding the consummation of marriage. We can argue that universally the main reason why people get married is for two to spend the rest of eternity with their spouse, in love or by force, marriage binds two people forever, sealing the act with a kiss of promise, to protect each other and be there with each other. . Yet, tragically, in some cases marriage is nothing more than a greedy way to gain materialistic power and value. In the Asian country of India, a terrible act of torture has been taking place for as long as 2,500 years. The act was termed bride burning. Bride burning is the practice of dousing a new bride with kerosene and setting her on fire to die. It is considered the most common form of dowry death.12 It is also known as bride suicide, or remorseless bride murder. hands of her husband and/or in-laws immediately after marriage. The reasons for the act are mainly related to the wife's husband and her family's dissatisfaction with the amount of dowry that the wife was unable to provide to the husband. This act of torotus rule has killed countless brides in India, leaving women vulnerable to the volatile acts of their husbands. Typically in Indian communities men are seen as the strength of the family, they are seen as superior beings, while women are simply a complementary prize that enhances their status and place in society. Bride burning became a recognized health problem in India around the mid-1990s, when surveys carried out abroad reported that dowry deaths in India had risen startlingly from around 400 per year in the early 1980s. at around 5,800 per... middle of paper.... ..viper, achieve economic security, accumulate material wealth.” Due to the avarice of consumer greed, the custom of dowry has spread to communities and social classes that do not normally indulge in such practices. Furthermore, the nature of consumer greed facilitates the need to demand more dowry as dowry is representative of the social and economic status of both families and the extent to which their family coexists in the Indian caste system. Unfortunately, due to the patriarchal attitude, the groom and his family have greater bargaining power and are typically the ones who set the dowry rates. Furthermore, the economic model used to calculate the dowry takes into account the groom's education and future earning potential, while the bride's education and earning potential are only relevant to her social role as the best wife and mother..