Why does the marriage not take place?

When Bishamber saw Sulekha’s face he was shocked to see her face. He did not want to marry her then but put a condition that he will marry only if Bholi’s father would pay him five thousand rupees. This was the reason marriage did not take place because the groom demanded dowry.

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