Tamilian Wedding Traditions

The Tamil wedding ceremony is an array of traditions which give beauty sanctity to the wedding vows. A Tamil wedding consists of a group of traditional ceremonies.

A hall is booked as the venue and it is beautifully decorated with colored lights and fresh flowers A Tamil wedding is divided into three phases, namely:

a) The Pre Wedding Rituals

 

b) The Wedding

 

c) Post Wedding Rituals

The Pre Wedding rituals include

 

Panda Kaal Muhuratham
Vratham and Pallikai Thellichal
Naandi and Janavaasan
Nicchiyadharatham
Reading of Lagna Pathirigai.

 

 

Next comes the wedding day rituals, steeped in tradition.

 

The wedding day begins with the Oil, Haldi and Kumkum applied before the Mangal Snaanam or the purifying bath for the bride and groom.

 

Then follows the traditional Kashi Yatra

 

The groom goes and sits in the Mandap, where he meets the bride. The garlands are exchanged. Then follows the ritual of Oonjal, the couple sits on a swing and are given milk and bananas to eat along with rice balls, to ward off the evil eye.

 

After accepting the bride from her father,Muhuratham is the next stage, where the groom puts vermillion on the bride and puts Mangalsutra in her neck.

 

Finally they perform the Saptapadi or seven rounds around the sacred fire and take the seven vows together.

In the post wedding rituals;

 

Both the families exchange gifts, called Sammandhi Mariyathai, after which the bride leaves with her husband to her married home.

 

There is welcomed by the family with aarti . This is Grihaparvesham.

 

An informal reception takes place in the evening, where the guests meet the newlyweds and give them blessings, followed by a lavish dinner for all. Tamilians consider the months of Aashad (July15-Aug15) and Bhadrapad (Sept15-Oct15) as inauspicious and no ceremonies are conducted during these periods.

 

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