I know a family that went into debt of a total of 30 lakhs. The father insisted that they must because “loag kiya kahain gain?”. The younger daughter still needed to be married and an excellent proposal came for her, they agreed but the guy’s side insisted to have the wedding right away. Now the girl’s side is stuck since they are already in debt. The mother of the girl had to secretly ask the older daughter for some of the gold back, without letting her in-laws knowing, so the younger daughter can be given some.
PS: shay, I love the idea of precious heirlooms. My grandma asked me which set of karray I want as she wants to pass them down. I have 2 cousins but since I will be the first one to get married, she asked for my choice. I didn’t even look at the karray, I just said, whichever ones you have worn and cherished the most.
I know what you mean about the indescribable feeling of being passed an heirloom down to. 