The way I used to live

chapter 32

Daksha's POV:-

 

The next day, Mom woke me up to perform the mañgala snānam. Mom asked me to wear a cotton saree for the ritual.

 

By the time I went downstairs, everybody was there while preparing everything for the ritual.

 

Yuktha took me to the lawn and made me sit on a stool. They all smeared my face with Nalugu(a mixture of flours and turmeric powder) and poured the turmeric water on me.

 

Peddamma asked me to freshen up and take some rest for a while as I had to perform a lot of rituals. I woke up at noon and had my lunch.

 

They informed me that Arjun's family already reached the wedding venue. Even most of our relatives went to the venue to handle the things there. Remaining people, along with me, would reach the venue after completing Gauri pūja.

 

Soon it was time for the pooja and the beauticians did the magic with their hands. They took me downstairs. Mom did the hārati or Aarti. After that, they guided me to do the pooja.

 

When I was done with the pooja, we all started going to the wedding venue.

 

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Arjun's POV:

 

When we reached the wedding venue, I was astonished seeing the decorations. The place was beautifully decorated with all the rich colorful flowers and mango leaves.

 

Her father and a young man who seemed to be the same age as mine, gave us a grand welcome. I came to know that he was Daksha’s brother. Indra greeted him with a hug as they already knew each other.

 

Her brother came to me and had a nice chat with me but before going, he warned me to take care of his sister and I agreed gladly to it. They asked me to rest and I agreed to it. I went to the room that was allotted to me and took a small nap.

 

After a while, they called me for the rituals. I got ready and went towards them. A priest came there to perform the ritual of Snātakam. It is known as Bath Graduation. It is performed before householder responsibilities are handed over to the groom. This ritual takes place before the muhūrtam...precisely a few hours prior to the wedding. 

After chanting some mantras, the priest made me wear the silver thread as a part of the custom.

 

wedding rituals to start. I went to change my dress and after that, Indra called me for another ritual.

to go to Kashi and to say that I have discarded

 

encouraging me to go to Kashi and the other side was convincing

 

me. As a part of the ritual, he stopped me and persuaded me to assume the

 

take place at midnight. So, we got some time before the actual

 

give high priority to the food. We served food to all the guests, which is also part of our culture of offering food to anyone

 

told me that Daksha already reached the venue and asked me to get ready

the ritual of changing the bride's paternal gothram(clan)

 

Mom and Daksha's parents were present there

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Daksha's POV:

 

the wedding was going to be performed. I was taken into a room. They

 

with flowers as per the tradition. Yuktha and Rishu's

 

came to me and blessed me after kissing both my cheeks. After that, mom tied basikam around

on praising me, telling things like how beautiful I

 

the forehead with tears in his eyes. Looking at him made me quite emotional but I controlled myself and gave him an assured

 

with a bamboo basket to carry me to the mandapam(wedding pavilion). They made me sit in it and

a veil separating us. Until the kanyādānam would be over, we were not allowed

 

of the ritual, my parents washed his feet with milk and water, as the groom is considered to be

 

  three times which would

means "holding hands". Arjun held my hand and spoke the mantra that has the meaning: "The Devas have offered you to me in order that

 

recited the ślokaṃs from the Vedas, we were asked to place a paste made from cumin seeds and jaggery on each other’s heads. The

 

relationship was unbreakable and we were inseparable. That was the actual

 

of changing my gotram(clan) was once again performed on the marriage dais in the presence of everyone attending the ceremony. Henceforth, I no longer belonged to my father's gotra, but belonged to

 

ritual, they took me back and dressed me up in a white sari. Arjun was also asked to wear a white dhoti with a red border because

 

ten women held plates containing sacred rice (a mixture of rice and turmeric powder), while the rest of them

 

the ritual, we were asked to sit next to each other and the partition between

 

around my neck while smiling at me gleefully and I too returned it with equal

of the couple. In Telugu weddings, the groom

 

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