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WHAT HAPPENS AT A TAMIL WEDDING - PROLONGED RITUALS

WHAT IS IT ALL ABOUT? Tamil weddings are not less than a royal affair. They pay attention to all the small details in a wedding Ritual. The unique feature of the wedding is that they prefer to use red and saffron colors which are a symbol of richness, purity, and sensuality. The wedding and their ceremonies start a week ago. Typically Tamil Matrimony is based on the sacred Hindu texts, but it also has a modern touch. Generally, the priest of the families read bride and groom horoscope and fixed date and time of marriage. All wedding rituals are performed based on the Grah Nakshatra. THE PRE-WEDDING JITTERS Tamil wedding starts with fixing the venue of the D-Day by the bride’s family. Once the venue is fixed then the ladies of the families start their scared Tamil wedding rituals . Palikai Thalikkal ritual is performed where the 9 types of food grains are placed in the clay pot and watered by the 5 to 7 elder women on a regular basis. The grains are sprout in a few days; i