the rituals that are followed in regular marriages are completely followed here.
Friday, March 9, 2012
ukkira ratha santhi avahana pooja other deities
making the deities to come in the kalasams of holy water
Thursday, March 1, 2012
ganapathy pooja
ganapathy pooja is the preliminary pooja for all the rituals. asking the permission from Lord Ganesha is the motivation.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
sankalpam
sankalpam is the ritual in which we are explaining for what purpose it is done and getting permission from devathas.
going around
going around the sanctum sanctorium is very much important as it is the way for going round the main deity.
cow pooja
cow represents Goddess Lakshmi. Cow gives us milk and from that we make curd, ghee. the dung is used as fuel. The dung cake and ghee is main for rituals. As rituals were very much important in those days she was treated as Goddess. still continues.
gaja pooja
Gaja pooja
gaja pooja ukkira ratha santhi - The best home videos are here
pooja to elephant is the first ritual. elephant represents Lord Ganapathy. It also represents energy.
This is the first ritual in the entrance to receive the
couple. As the prohit give the garland
to the wife she is going towards the elephant thinking that the elephant will
have to be garlanded. But as the iyer
instructs her to garland the husband she goes towards her husband and does
it. This scene is like the Valli garlanding
Lord Muruga after seeing the elephant and afraid of that. The people enjoy this lighter movement.
Karpoor haraththi (camphor fire) is shown to the elephant.
Some of the names of Lord ganapathy are chanted.
(sahasranamas). Some flowers are
offered. Karpoor haraththi shown. Banana given. Gananpathy blesses the couple.
gaja pooja ukkira ratha santhi - The best home videos are here
pooja to elephant is the first ritual. elephant represents Lord Ganapathy. It also represents energy.
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