“Dheeparadhana” ceremony is performed after “Thoranapaku”. When the priest makes his arrangements for puja, “Deeparadhana” is lightened by groom’s sister to begin the puja. During puja, the groom will lighten the Akanda Deepam which shall continuously light until the new couple is back home after wedding. During puja, new clothes are offered to the groom’s parents by his parental grandparents. Groom’s sister will prepare the prasadam to be offered to the god at the end of the puja. Once the puja is completed, the groom will receive the blessings from the honoured guests, in turn they are offered with “thambulam”.
If the “panchala ritual” is not performed to the groom before, it can be completed during Dheeparadhana. For this ceremony, new clothes (pancha, pai pancha, shirt) are offered to the groom by his paternal grandparents.
A day before this event, the groom’s parents shall invite their relatives and friends (mostly ladies) to the ceremony.
Preparations & Shopping Checklist:
- Find out the auspicious time from the priest
- Get Puja items list from Priest
- Shopping List: Puja items list
- Invite guests
- Arrange food for guests
- Prepare Prasadam: Payasam and Undrallu
- SL: Payasam – rice, jaggery, milk, cashews, raisins, green cardamom powder, utensils; Undrallu – Rice flour, jaggery
- Arrange a person to take care of Akanda Deepam until the new couple is back home
- Get Vodlu (5kg) needed for “Akanka dhepam”
- Make sure new clothes are ready to offer groom’s parents
- SL: New cloths for groom’s parents
- Make sure thambulam sets are ready for guests
- SL: Bananas, beetle leaves, somp packets
- Make sure “panchala” set is ready for Panchala ceremony
- SL: Pancha, paipancha, shirt
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