The traditional wedding ceremonial events end with “Satyanarayana Swamy Vratham” performed by the new couple at the groom’s home. This puja is carried out to seek the blessing of the Lord for happy and prosperous married life. All the family members of both the families and relatives are invited to the ceremony, which is followed by a feast.
Puja mandapam is decorated with turmeric, kumkum and fresh flowers. During puja, the priest will read-out the story behind the importance of this Vratham. After the puja, new clothes are offered to the couple by bride’s parents. Prasadam is offered to the god at the end of puja. When the puja is completed, the couple will dress up in the new clothes offered and the guests witnessing the ceremony will come forward to bless the new couple. The priest will offer the Prasadham to all the devotees in the end. It is custom to prepare garelu and purnalu as prasadam as long with pongali for this puja.
Offer new clothes to the groom’s close relatives after puja. Gift articles are offered to the bride family members and relatives after the puja.
The couple is required to stay overnight at the groom’s place after this ritual. The bride will be offered with the new saree before the newly wed couple is leaving to her parents’ place usually the following day.
Preparations & Shopping Checklist:
- Find out the auspicious time from the priest to conduct puja
- Get Puja items list from Priest
- Shopping List: Puja items list from the Priest
- Invite relatives to the ceremony
- Arrange food for the guests (Breakfast & Lunch)
- Prepare gift bags
- SL: Gift Articles, beetle leaves, Bananas, somp packets
- Arrange mandapam
- Decorate mandapam with fresh flowers and garlands
- SL: Flowers
- Prepare prasadam to offer to the god
- Make sure new cloths are ready for the couple to be offered by bride’s parents
- Make sure new cloths are ready to offer to the bride and bridesmaid before they are leaving to her parents’ place the following day
- SL: Saree for bridesmaid
- Make sure new cloths are ready to offer to the close relatives of groom
- SL: new cloths for close relatives
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