Polyandry

Having more than one husband. This
practice is extremely uncommon in
Indian society, either now or in the past.
The best-known mythical example
comes from the epic Mahabharata, in
which Draupadi is married to all five of
the Pandava brothers, the epic’s protagonists. Textual scholars have argued that
this type of marriage was so unusual
that it must have been rooted in some
ancient practice, but there is no proof
for this claim. In contemporary times
polyandry can be found only at the
outer fringes of Hindu society, such as in
the state of Assam and in some of the
Himalayan regions, where traditional
practices have allowed for one woman
to marry several brothers, following
Draupadi’s example.