Monday, 6 February 2017

Tamil matrimony – A Sacrament of Commitment


India is a country of different religion, caste and language. In India marriage is considered to be a sacred relation between a man and woman. Marriage is considered to be the great event in one’s life. Marriage ceremonies are also different in different community. Every community has a name in this wonderful event. Tamil matrimony is considered to be a tremendous marriage ritual due to their different rituals. A Tamil marriage ceremony is held over two days and generally an occasion for all the near and distant relatives to come together. The Tamil community’s belief in simple living is reflected in their marriage ceremony, which are holistic in nature. According to the ceremony, a Tamil marriage cannot be held in the month of July 15th to August 15th, September 15th to October 15th and December 15th to January 15th, as these days are considered inauspicious as well as Tuesdays and Saturdays. The Naathaswaram and the Melam are the two musical instruments, commonly found in Tamil Nadu that plays an important role in Tamil marriage ceremonies.



Tamil wedding



Tamil people are mostly educated and highly respective for good social behavior. The community belongs to Tamil are part of the south India states in India. The people in state of Tamil Nadu are referred as the Tamils. The culture, traditions of Tamil people are very popular among the southern states of India. The people of India are also very careful to ensure the relation among the various people from all the states. This will be positive impact on the cultural exchange among the people of India through the music, song, traditions and education system. The Tamil matrimony is more famous among the south Indian family to establish the love relation between the husband and wife. There are some steps of Hindu traditions which are followed by the Tamil community or Tamil speaking people’s wedding.

Pre Marriage Rituals:


These rituals started with prayer to God by the both families of bride and groom. Then, the bride family welcomes the groom with Aarti on the previous day of wedding. The groom eats sweets, the Pandit sprinkling water on the head and braking of coconut for holiness. After this ‘Vratham’ puja is arranged before wedding. Naandi is ceremony for the Tamil Brahmins where the groom offered gifts and sweets for wedding tip. The official engagement is called ‘Nicchiyadharatham’ when both the groom and the bride exchange wedding rings. Then after, formal announcement of marriage is organized to inform the relatives and friends about the wedding alliance.


                                                                   


Marriage Rituals Ceremony:


Tamil matrimony in India has its own charm, a practice or expression believed to have magic power.On the marriage day the ‘Mangala Snaanam’ arranged when the groom and bride take bath for purification. And make sure they applied oil and haldi on their body before the bath. Then the groom goes towards the marriage Mandap to meet his bride. Here bride and the groom exchange the garlands with each other. Next is ‘Kanyadaanam’ wherein the bride’s father gives his daughter’s hand to the groom. Then the ‘Muhurtum’ ceremony when the groom puts Vermillion on the forehead ties Mangalsutra on the neck of his bride. Finally they take seven rounds ‘Saath Phere’ and seven vows around the Saptapadi (sacred fire).

Post Marriage Rituals:


Grihapravesham of bride


After the marriage function, the families of bride and groom exchange gift which is known as ‘Sammandhi Mariyathai’. Now the bride leaves for her marital home to go with husband’s house. The married bride is most welcomed by her mother-in-law with the traditional Aarti in the presence of her new family members. The ceremony is known as ‘Grihapravesham’. Reception party is now organized at the groom’s house for relatives and guests to meet the newly married couple to give blessings. You can check Tamil matrimonial sites for Tamil groom and brides for wedding.

Click here to get more information about the matrimonial sites:

http://gnu.inflibnet.ac.in:8080/jspui/bitstream/123456789/2200/1/MATRIMONIAL%20SITE.pdf


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