According to traditional Hindu beliefs,
a. neither men nor women are permitted to remarry after widowhood.
b. a man may divorce a woman by declaring “I divorce thee” to the woman.
c. women are allowed to remarry after divorce.
d. widowhood for women carries a social stigma.
Answer: d
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