Weddings in India and every one of the wedding ceremonies has such a lot of significance in them. Every little custom has a lovely story installed in it and one must be fortunate to have a wedding loaded up with such excellent ceremonies.
Bringing to you all the adoration and euphoria, flawlessly mixed with customs and ceremonies from the tamizh mudaliar wedding rituals.
A customary tamizh mudaliar wedding starts with
The Pandakaal where both the families offer prayer to god for an upbeat, continuous wedding. This custom happens a day prior to the wedding.
The custom of purifying and cleaning, Nalungu is normally done on the night prior to the real wedding. The lady and the husband are made to sit in mats and tree plates are kept close to them containing turmeric glue, kumkum, scented oils, and a combination of lime and turmeric in water (Aarti).
The Muhurtam day starts with 'Mappillai Azhaippu' where the sibling or uncle of the bride welcomes the lucky man to wed the lady and he is invited by the bride’s family in an important way.
The morning of the wedding implies the best day of the couples' lives and a 'pandal' is introduced to stamp the beginning of a festival. After which the bride takes part in the Padha Poojai where the bride washes the elder's feet to show appreciation to them, at that point, the Kasi Yatra occurred where the husband to be prepared for the journey, however, is halted by the lady of the hour's sibling mentioning him to wed her. This is followed by 'Mahalakshmi Pooja' where prayers are offered to the Goddess of wealth.
After these customs, several prepare for the muhurta while the man of the hour's family cooks Pongal in an earthen pot, this custom is known as the Manai Pongal. The Muhurtam starts with the priest lighting the hallowed fire and directing the Ganapati homam, looking for endowments of Lord Ganesha after which the lady is given over to the man of the hour – this is called Kannika dhanam, the most vital piece of the wedding. The lucky man at that point ties the sacred 'Mangalam string and rice dunked in turmeric is showered upon the couple as a demonstration of gift to the couple. After this there are a couple of more practices that are done to finish up the wedding such as-
Omam- Where the couples pay homage to the sacred fire
Sesha- Blessings for the couple
Paying respect to the Arasanukkal: The couple goes around the “arasanikkal’ three times.
That is the occasion; two spirits are integrated until the end of time. Then the couples have a Reception where the post-wedding celebrations happen.
May the years ahead be filled with love and joy.
Happy Kalyanam!
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