Wedding


Thirumanan means union or through the sacred bond of marriage between husband and wife for staying until the end of life. There are three types of marriage in society Vaitikat Thairumanam India, Tamil Thairumanam and Diya Thairumanam which marriage is conducted is based on aspects of the tribe.

Wedding ceremony began with niccayam (tie promises) by giving gifts such as clothing and other. Invitation card painted with turmeric water brought to the temple in an odd number to mark the official wedding invitation. Kanggenam ceremony of planting a tree that is straight and rubbed with turmeric powder for three days before the wedding took place. The groom is not allowed out for three days before the wedding.


The wedding ceremony performed by Pedanda to pray that the couple lived happily until old age. Pedanda will sow the seeds after nine events menyarung ring. The groom will draping thaali made of painted with the saffron threads and the ends tied with a piece of turmeric to the bride to chest level. Both the bride pay homage to their parents or in-law to change the tray containing fruit and clean dust off the forehead of the bride.

Among the custom is to honor and give a blessing, including the oil on top, pour milk into it, giving betel, kissed the feet of parents (parents wash the feet), giving gifts dhoti (father-in-law) and cider (mother-in-law), and money. Usually the couple will exchange garlands three times, share a drink and a banana mixed with milk in a glass. This ceremony officially marks the couple became husband and wife.

Several important factors are taken into account before the marriage ceremony was held for a happy life, among them such a good time to get married, meaning thaali, valatu cal, gift candy, gift, paid tribute to the groom, the symbol of a banana tree, a wedding and wedding tent demolition.

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