NUGATHADI VAITHAL AND MAANGALYA DHAARANAM.
Now the groom must do pooja to the thirumangalyam by placing it in a braas thaambaalam, applying chandanam and kumkumam. mangalaakshathai an dflowers. Then the groom must hold the bride's hand while coming to the agni chanting manthras. Then the bride should sit on her father's lap as before. the groom by chanting manthras and having on his right hand thumb and ring fingers some dharbhai grass hr must touch the in between brows area (agna chakram) and he must throw it away in west side
Then on the bride's head one dharbha bunch circle will be placed over it small nugathadi will be placed. some gold ornament will br placed on thge right side and water will poured by chanting 5 manthraas. this only for yajur vedha people.now all the sins of the bride is going awayis the faith. The new saree worned by the bride at this time must be removed and should be given as charity to some poor people.Then only the bride will wear koorai pudavai. But now a days sastrigals are not doing this.
After this the bride must sit facing east on a paady bag and the groom facing west by standing must do maangalaya dhaaranaam.by chanting manthras THe first knot by groom and the other two knots by the groom'e sister. Uthiri pushpam and akshathai will be poured by all attending the function. navagraha preethee must br done now. ketti melam and singing gowri kalyanam will be there.
juice will be served to all. Do not shake hand to the couple now. Then the groom will tie a dharbhai kairu on the hip of the bride in 3 three rings and theknot must come to an end on the south side of her navel. Now the bride's mother must give to the groom 's sisiter who had knooted saree. blouse.money, thaamboolam, chandanam, kumkumam, flowers and fruits.
IN olden days at this time coconut (mattai thengai) will be given to all groom's family people. But now a days instead of thid the bride's family is giving thaamboolam bag to all the groom's family people after lunch.
Relatives and friends will give their gifts now to the couple, and you have to arrange some people there to write them in a note book and it will be handed over to you. then they will go for lunch. request some people to take care of the people during lunch time. coins of one rupee, two and five rupees for one thousand rupees must be there to give dhakshinai, during harathy etc.THamboolam bag will be distributed by the entrance people by whom you have fixed alreadily.
After maangalya dhaaranam the groom with his right hand catching thre right hand of the bride should go and sit near the agni in the paai which is placed with its north facing nuni, the bride should sit in south and the groom in north. do agni prathistai and do some homam. and chant some manthras. after paani grahanam the bride's maami will wear metty on the bride's finger. next to kattai viral in the leg.
Any temple prasadam or mutt prasadam can be given to the couple now
SAPTHA PATHY; Seven foot steps; the groom with holding his right hand with that of the bride's right hand must move to tne northern side of the agni , the groom must hold the right leg thumb with his left hand must walk seven steps by chanting manthras in north or east direction.After seven steps are over the couple must come near the agni with holding thr right hand clockwise to the agni aand the bride will touch the groom with her fingers and the groom must do homam by chanting manthras.
THis is the first homam done by them now and it is called pradhaana homam. On the north side of the agni one ammi will be there . The groom by holding the right leg of the bride chanting manthras he must put the right leg on the ammi.
LAAJA HOMAM; NEL PORI HOMAM. Both the groom and bride must sit on the pattu pai, the bride's brother will nel pori on both palms of the bride and groom will chant manthras put some ghee on the pori and both of them will pour the pori into the agni.then clock wise pradhakshinam. then another homam and clock wise pradhakshinam chanting manthras. in third time ammi midhithal once aain.
By chanting manthras yhe dharbhai mounchi which was tied around the hip should be removed now., and place it in west and hands should be washed.
For the bride,'s brother(for pori ittatharku bathil mariyathi ) watch, or gold ring or money with vasthram, thaamboolam, chandanam kumkumam will be given. Bride,'s father will give to the parents of groom's parents dhoty and saree and the groom's father will give tothe parents of the bride dhoty and saree.
AS per arrangements made already , the couple along with relatives ( for witness) must go to the registrar office for marriage registration.
PRAVESA HOMAM; TO be continued:
Now the groom must do pooja to the thirumangalyam by placing it in a braas thaambaalam, applying chandanam and kumkumam. mangalaakshathai an dflowers. Then the groom must hold the bride's hand while coming to the agni chanting manthras. Then the bride should sit on her father's lap as before. the groom by chanting manthras and having on his right hand thumb and ring fingers some dharbhai grass hr must touch the in between brows area (agna chakram) and he must throw it away in west side
Then on the bride's head one dharbha bunch circle will be placed over it small nugathadi will be placed. some gold ornament will br placed on thge right side and water will poured by chanting 5 manthraas. this only for yajur vedha people.now all the sins of the bride is going awayis the faith. The new saree worned by the bride at this time must be removed and should be given as charity to some poor people.Then only the bride will wear koorai pudavai. But now a days sastrigals are not doing this.
After this the bride must sit facing east on a paady bag and the groom facing west by standing must do maangalaya dhaaranaam.by chanting manthras THe first knot by groom and the other two knots by the groom'e sister. Uthiri pushpam and akshathai will be poured by all attending the function. navagraha preethee must br done now. ketti melam and singing gowri kalyanam will be there.
juice will be served to all. Do not shake hand to the couple now. Then the groom will tie a dharbhai kairu on the hip of the bride in 3 three rings and theknot must come to an end on the south side of her navel. Now the bride's mother must give to the groom 's sisiter who had knooted saree. blouse.money, thaamboolam, chandanam, kumkumam, flowers and fruits.
IN olden days at this time coconut (mattai thengai) will be given to all groom's family people. But now a days instead of thid the bride's family is giving thaamboolam bag to all the groom's family people after lunch.
Relatives and friends will give their gifts now to the couple, and you have to arrange some people there to write them in a note book and it will be handed over to you. then they will go for lunch. request some people to take care of the people during lunch time. coins of one rupee, two and five rupees for one thousand rupees must be there to give dhakshinai, during harathy etc.THamboolam bag will be distributed by the entrance people by whom you have fixed alreadily.
After maangalya dhaaranam the groom with his right hand catching thre right hand of the bride should go and sit near the agni in the paai which is placed with its north facing nuni, the bride should sit in south and the groom in north. do agni prathistai and do some homam. and chant some manthras. after paani grahanam the bride's maami will wear metty on the bride's finger. next to kattai viral in the leg.
Any temple prasadam or mutt prasadam can be given to the couple now
SAPTHA PATHY; Seven foot steps; the groom with holding his right hand with that of the bride's right hand must move to tne northern side of the agni , the groom must hold the right leg thumb with his left hand must walk seven steps by chanting manthras in north or east direction.After seven steps are over the couple must come near the agni with holding thr right hand clockwise to the agni aand the bride will touch the groom with her fingers and the groom must do homam by chanting manthras.
THis is the first homam done by them now and it is called pradhaana homam. On the north side of the agni one ammi will be there . The groom by holding the right leg of the bride chanting manthras he must put the right leg on the ammi.
LAAJA HOMAM; NEL PORI HOMAM. Both the groom and bride must sit on the pattu pai, the bride's brother will nel pori on both palms of the bride and groom will chant manthras put some ghee on the pori and both of them will pour the pori into the agni.then clock wise pradhakshinam. then another homam and clock wise pradhakshinam chanting manthras. in third time ammi midhithal once aain.
By chanting manthras yhe dharbhai mounchi which was tied around the hip should be removed now., and place it in west and hands should be washed.
For the bride,'s brother(for pori ittatharku bathil mariyathi ) watch, or gold ring or money with vasthram, thaamboolam, chandanam kumkumam will be given. Bride,'s father will give to the parents of groom's parents dhoty and saree and the groom's father will give tothe parents of the bride dhoty and saree.
AS per arrangements made already , the couple along with relatives ( for witness) must go to the registrar office for marriage registration.
PRAVESA HOMAM; TO be continued: