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Traditionally, the eldest brother would be recognised as the legal husband, but all brothers shared parental and economic roles, and the marital arrangement was socially accepted even without formal legal recognition. However, several legal and social developments, especially post-Independence, began to erode this institution. The Hindu Marriage Act, with its emphasis on monogamous, heteronormative unions, excluded customary marriages like these from legal recognition. Later, reforms in inheritance law that emphasised equal property division among all siblings made polyandry less economically viable.