SUMANGALI PRATHANAI PROCEDURE

 Now that the wedding  season has  started, one of the pre wedding ritual    is  Sumangali Prarthana.

In the absence on elders in many families  ,the younger generation might be needing to know the procedure to perform this. Trust this blog will be of use to them.

Preparing the place to make pooja: 

1.  Two   Mana Palakai

2.  Nilavilakku  Big  1

3.   Malli poo  Malai  ( say  2 Muzham)

4.  Chandanam, Kumkuman

5.  Agarbathi and Deepam

6.  Vettalai  Paakku

7.  Yellow Bananas

8.   MIRRORs   2. (medium size  will do)

9.  Glass  Bangles 8 Nos and  2 Combs

POOJA will be done facing  EAST

We put 2 small kolams nearer and place two manaiplagais on this and put maa kolam on this. when it is completely dry, fold the saree and place it along with the blouse on the manai palagai. the nuni side of the saree should be kept facing North direction. The dress of the kanya girl is also kept on the second manai palagai. The vethalai, paaku, manjal, poo, small mirror, comb, bangles all should be kept on both the dress. A small garland(maalai) is also tied around it. We also put our jewellery like chain or necklace and bangle on the pudadavi.

 

In  between both the  Palagais,  Kuthhuvrlkku  should be kept  with  flower and  Manjakumkumam and a Tamboolam  Thattu with Tenka Vettalai pakku Manjal Kumkumam, and  Yellow Pazham.

 

Another  plate with  Uthiripoo, Chandanam, Kumkumam, Mehandi Paste, Manjal Akshadi  to be kept in front of the  Kuthivilakku for  Pudavala Telikkal.

 

Two banana leaves are put in front of the manai and we call them as swami ilai. The leaves will be nicely washed and pat dried.

 Also all the banana leaves will be put for the pondugal and kanya kid too.

All the pondugal will be invited formally and asked to sit in front of the banana leaf.and tell them to relaxedly sit and have the food.  

 

All the food before serving will be served on the pudavai ilai first and then to the all the pondugal . So all the first time serving will start from the Pudavai ilai.

The serving  will start with Paruppu payasam, sweet pachadi…………………..

Till  the serving  is completed all should patiently sit.

 

Then comes  Pooja: -

 1.  A lit  lamp  should be shown to all ..starting Pudavalam

2.  2, Then  Agarbathi  ,similarly.

3.  3. Then,  Pooja to  Pudavalam   as below

 First  MIL  or the eldest     DIL of the family,  should  do the Pooja to Pudavalam.  That is  take little little Chandanam Kumkumam Aksadai Mehendi Udiri poo and offer over the  Pudavai  and  then  offer toKanika Dress Thattu. This should be repeated thrice.

Then the second DIL  should repeat the process above.

Then  the next ….like all DILs should do the Pooja

Others  Sons ..daughters  grand daughters  grand sons all should be   asked to  come to the Pooja place and pray to  ancestors and do Namaskarams.

Then  offer  Kudineer (offer  one spoon  of water to all  Sumgalis and Kannikas)  and then to Pudavalam  and  say  VANGIKKUNGO…

After this  they can start eating food.

At the end  also the Kudineer is offered,including Pudavalam.

Then only they can go to wash hands and come back.

 

(Generally the hosts are supposed to clean the place and not to be done by maid servants.)

 Once they finish the food and come they are asked to sit on the floor in a mat. We have to apply turmeric and nalangu manjal for all of them. They will be given sukku vellam, panagam and Thengapal. Then  Mehendi. Manjal ,kumkumam along with the vethalai, paaku, kannadi, seepu,poo, saree or blouse piece, a coin will be given to all of them.

They won’t take it in the hands instead will get this in their saree thalappu. All the family members including elders will do namaskaram to the Pondugal and the kanya kids. They will put the Akshadai (holy yellow rice) bless the family heartily.