sentences:  Sambandham may take place only if the bride had already had this elaborate ritual marriage known as Kettu Kalyanam.The Kettu Kalyanam ceremony is ceremonial only as after the ceremony rituals the groom returns to his house, never to meet the bride again.In some parts of Malabar immediately after the ceremony a formal divorce is constituted whereas in some other areas the groom enters into Sambandham with the girl and becomes her husband in practice, if the girl be of marriageable age.This practice was not performed in North Malabar.