Legal Question in Family Law in India

I am a female & an Indian. I met my husband a Dutch national on a matrimonial site 8 years back. I was a divorcee back then & he was a widower. He flew down to India & we got married as per Hindu religious rituals in the presence of family & relatives. All pictures & video recording of the occasion was done. The marriage could not be registered as my husband did not have a certificate declaring him as a widower. after one month he flew back to Netherland & later I came to know that we was living with another lady there. The lady was staying in his house. The lady picked up the phone when I called my husband at his residence. she claim to be his wife & my husband maintained that she is his maid. After this my husband never came back to India & this has been 8 years now. In between he was trying to keep in touch over mails which I never replied as he was still living with this lady in his house. I am in India & would like to know if this marriage of mine with my husband is still valid. what are my rights as a wife. I am 46 today. I have not lived normal & happy life all these years. Pls help with your answer. This lady had forwarded me a lot of pictures of hers & my husband together. She had also sent me some pictures of theirs suggesting a hindu wedding in their country. There are lot of pictures posted on her facebook account even after all these 8 years. I would like to know if my husband will return to stake claim in my properties which I purchased after my marriage with him. Do I have any legal rights & can I make claims as a wife on my husbands property / wealth. Do I have to go for a legal divorce if I want to marry again.

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