Show New Obstacles Face Marriage Of Maharajah Ex-Maharajah Nancy Miller Must Pass Day 3 Religious Rite S Before Wedding Takes Place CALCUTTA India Jan 12 United Pre A Press A fresh obstacle c lf h former maharajah maharaj h of f Indora In an American fiancee Miss Mill Nancy Ann Miller Mille of Seattle Hindu religious circles questioned seriously whether the American girl t unused to eastern customs would be able successfully to undergo the arduous religious rites necessary inthe Inthe in inthe the wedding ceremony The rites would last lut three days Even after going through the weird rites Miss Miller would not be regarded regard d a. a as an orthodox Hindu but as an adherent to the religion R Rules les of ot the church forbid full full-ac of converts In her conversion to Hinduism Miss Miller would undergo a a. strange ritual conducted by scores of priests STRANGE RITES Before the marriage ceremony Miss Miller would be given an In Indian Indian Indian In- In dian name First she would undergO un- un dergO a b. purification ceremony She would fast an and wor worship hIp fire and would be given a a. bath In which was wM placed a purifying mixture Miss MIs's Miller would be the m rno- rno third wife In the fire ceremony Miss Miller IllIer Continued on page 4 I I New Obstacles s' s Face Marriage Of Maharajah Ex-Maharajah Continued from page 1 would walk around a a. tire fire throwing In bulls bails ot of rico rice cooked In milk Red marks signifying her adherence enco to the Hindu religion would b be placed on her her forehead At the ceremony proper both bride rIda and bridegroom would walk around Mound a tire fro and be sprinkled with a purifying mixture after after- ward They would go to the temple of to worship the family delt deity BOMBAY Jan 12 2 AP Tho AP-Tho Tho at attitude attitude attitude at- at of ot the two present wives vIes of the former maharajah of ot Indore toward his forthcoming marriage to Miss Nancy Nanc Ann Anh Miller of ot Seattle c Y Wash Sh s Is s In sharp contrast The senior his first wife Is 18 unconcerned because her herson herson son Prince Yeshwant In whoso whose CalIt far fa- fa a. a lIt r the former rna ed cd his majority soon roon and his future position n 8 seems ms The Junior ho 1 is f. still in a lL condition ot of collapse She has taken no food for da days s 's refuses to see her mother or 01 rela reIn tives By Dy tho the terms of or his abdication the former maharajah receives an annual allowance of ot rupees roughly and cl cuin cath h wife rupees rupee Ills his present pros pres res ent wives complain that they have not received their allowances in full cun The general feeling In India Is that the tho prospective marriage e Is most undesirable Tho The white whito community community com corn thinks that Misa l Stiller Miller cannot cannot can can- not realize what such lIuch a marriage involves in while the tho opposition tion ion Is based on religious grounds It Is Js stated that the orthodox re re re- does hoes not accept converts and recognizes neither conversion nor a a. marriage such as is contemplated |