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**After this, the groom should perform Achaman (ritual mouth rinsing) and accept the Tambula (betel nut), Chandan (sandalwood paste), Akshata (rice grains), Yajnopavit (sacred thread) and Vastra (cloth) given by the bride's father.** || 93 ||
**Om, Bhuyat Supadmanidhisambhavasaravastra, Bhuyaach Kalpakujakalpitadivyavastra. Bhuyat Sureswarasamarpitasaravastra, Bhuyaatmayarpitamidancha Sukhaya Vastra.** || 94 || This is the mantra for giving the cloth. Recite it and then give the cloth. || 94 ||
**The bride's maternal uncle should take the groom's hand and lead him to the altar. Then he should bring the bride to the altar as well.** || 95 ||
**Then, at the front of the altar, he should create a square platform with a Swastika drawn on it. He should place two mounds of rice grains, one in the east and one in the west.** || 96 ||
**Characteristics of the Altar:** The altar should be four cubits long, four cubits wide, and one cubit high. It should be built on the left side of the house. There should be four pillars (Yambha) at its four corners. || 97 ||
**Another Opinion:** The altar should be five or seven cubits long and wide, according to the bride's hand span. It should be built like a tortoise's back, on the left side of the house, after giving blessings to the bride and groom. || 98 ||
**Altar for the Vratabandh (Upanayana) Ceremony:** The altar should be six cubits long in the east and west directions, and five cubits wide in the north and south directions. This type of altar, built according to the principles of astrology, grants the boy a long life of one hundred years. || 99 ||
**Another Opinion:** The altar should be six, five, or seven cubits long and wide, according to the Acharya's (teacher's) foot span. It should be square and raised, and should be built for the Vratabandh ceremony. || 100 ||