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Devanga Chettiyar History

Lord Shivaand Par vathi Devi envisi oned creation, and i mmediately Para sakthi, the goddess of strength

and energy, appeared before him along with Brahma, Vis hnu and Ka larudhra . Lord Shiva a pportioned to

them the duties of creation, protection and destruction respectively. Brahma createdthe world and also

created Manu the saint. Manu created all the creatures of the earth. After his selfless s ervice, Manu

attained Shiva's presence, and as a result there was no one to weave clothesfor the people, leaving to

suffer in leaves and bark until they appealed to Lord Shiva through Brahma.

Lord Shiva created a s aint, Devala Maharshi , or "man with divine grace", and bade him to weave clothes

for all creation, using yarn from Vishnu. As Devala Mahars hi wove clothes and covered the bodies of

the people in the heaven he was called Devangan. He ruled Amoda.

After getting the divine yarn from Vishnu, Devala Maharshi returned home but spent the night in a

choultry. Devala Maharshi was hara ssed by evil forces. Vishnu defeated them with his charka but new

evil forces appeared out of the blood of the dead evil forces. The goddess Devanga helped Devala

Maharshi to overcome this diffic ulty by dazzli ng the evil forces with her bright crown and kill ed them,

and the goddess' li on vahana of the goddess caught the arrakas' blood and prevented it from landi ng on

the earth below. As a result of this battle, the goddess was named Sowdeswari, or the Devi with a

dazzling crown.

After this adventure Devala Maharshi reached the city of Amoda. Sunaban, the king of Amoda, was

informed by Lord Shiva and he welcomed Devala Mahars hi to his pala ces for as l ong as Devala

Maharshi might wish to stay as hi s guest. At last Sunaban crowned Devala Maharshi King of Amoda

and requested Devala Mahars hi's permiss ion to return to his own home, explai ning that he was now

cleared of Shiva's curse and the time had come for him to return home with his wife. Sunaban and hi swife disappeared, leaving Devala Mahars hi to rul e Amoda.

Devala Maharshi had been ordered by lord Shiva to weave clothes. He was in need of handlooms and

wanted to get them from Mayan, li ving i n the Meru hil ls. Leaving hi s mini sters in charge of Amoda, he

travelled to Meru. After a long journey he reached the palace of Mayan, who gave him all the

instruments he needed. Devala Maharshi returned home, but before he started weaving, he paid homage

to the goddess chowdeswari a nd prayed for her bless ings. chowdeswari a ppeared before him and gave

him a ba ngle of Gold and bless ed him so that he would soon gai n fame and great wealth. Devala

Maharshi put the bangle on his right arm and s tarted weaving clothes.

Devala Maharshi went to Kaila sh to present clothes to Lord Shiva and Goddess choowdeswari.

chowdeswari was pleas ed to wear his clothes, while lord Shiva presented him Sudhanthiraham

(the divine sword), and a pennant bearing the divine face of Nandhi. These will protect you and you

will never face either failure of setback on your path to greatness . the lord sa id.

Lord Shiva ordered Devala Maharshi to use the remaining yar n from his weaving hi m to make five

divine threads, one of which is the sacred thread Janjam (a Telugu term), and offered him the hand ofthe sister of the sun in marriage. All the people in the heaven blessed them. The wife of Devala Maharshi

bore him three sons, Divyangan, Vimala ngan, and Dhavala ngan. They were well versed in all the arts

and experts in a ll the sciences, and when they reached manhood, they marri ed Prabhai, Badhmaatchi,

and Sabal aatchi, respectively. Divyangan, the eldest, succeeded Devala Maha rshi .

One day the Vidhyadas went to Lord Shiva and demanded a guru to teach them 64 arts the lord replied

Oh my childr en, Yemavarunan of your kula has been meditating at the bottom of Meru mountain. I will

bless hi m with a son, and you learn the 64 arts under him. Lord Shiva ordered that Devala Maharshi be

reincarnated as the newborn sone of Yemavarunan. Devala Maharshi bade farewell to his wife and

childr en and reached the feet of the Lord Shiva, leaving his body in the form of a li nga to be worshipped

by his family.

Devala Maharshi took seven avatharas:

Devala Maharshi

Vidhyadhara

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Pushpadhandha

Vedaalam

Varamuni

Devasaali

Devadasa

These seven begot many children, who grouped themselves into ten thousand kulas which took seven

hundred rishis as their gurus . They adopted the names of the gurus as their gothras and foll owed the

same gothras, generations upon generations.

History of Devanga

Devanga is a sub-caste in Hinduism. They were one of the weaving castes in India. This page mainly

deals with Devangas of Karnataka.

Origins

Devangas are of Brahmanical origin. They are Prakrut Brahmins (meaning brahmins by birth). The

majority of them are weavers of sil k and cotton clothes.

There were also famous Devang kings like Boja Raja of Ujjain (Uttar Pradesh, India). Many were also

warriors during Vijayanagar times, according to warrior stones found in Hampi, Karnataka. Their

native state was the kingdom of Ujjain where even to this day they form the major community. Their

chief deity is Chowdeshwari(Chamundeshwari).They are Typical Kshatriyas of South and can be

compared with the Rajput and Thakur of North.

As is typical with other castes, Devangas became an endogamous unit of weavers, either due to caste

rules or due to typical social conditions of India.

Myth of origin

Devangas trace the origin of their weaving tradition to a sage called Devala Maharshi. According to

tradition, Devala Maharishi was the first person to weave the cotton cloth and to give it to Lord Shiva,

who up until this time had been using animal skin. When Devala was taking the cloth to the king,

demons came to attack him. Goddess Chowdeshwari (Chamundeshwari,a form of Durga,a warrior

Goddess created by the Gods Brahma, Vishnu a nd Rudra, to fight the demon Mahis hasura), perched on

a lion, fought and vanquished the demons so that Devala Maharishi could give the cloth to the king.

[citation needed].The woven clothes were taken to Lord Shiva. Check Devanga Purana.

Sects

Devanga was originally divided into two groups, the gandoru and namdoru. There were Saivite and

Vaishnavite divisions among Devangas in the old days. Every one of the warrior sub sect have a sword

in their homes. After the decli ne they settled in al l pa rts of Tamil Nadu. Devanga Literacy in TamilNadu i s

High about 75% of them are doctors, Engineers and al so i n Leading Government Positions .

source: Rigveda Devanga (Div am ga) was the first ever Bhramin who (OHM) comes to this world to give

clothes to human beings Thiruvalluvar in his eighth poem says one cannot reach PARAMAPATHA until

one surrendered to this Bhramin(OHM).

Even to this day, the Devangas are either Saivites or Vaishnavites. In any Devanga marriage, bride and

groom should not belong to the same sect (Saivite or Vais hnavite).For finding origin we have to explore

RIG VEDA and history of Gayatri Peeda at Hampi from Vedic age which was started by Lord Shiva to

SPREAD DEVALA Dharma throughout the world asper Sreepathy Panditha. Moreover the Psupatha of

Laguleesa emerges and more Hindu divis ions l ike Kasmira Shaiva were created by so many Saints based

different a reas.

Devanga and Lingayat

Lingayats were the most influential group in Vijayanagara empire. The Lingayats of the western

telangana region were the kannada speakers. The Kannada Devanga and Kannada Lingayats were

closely associated. Since telangana Lingayats are very highly disciplined and talented, Devangas had a

very high respect on them and in fact considered them as a part of their community. At that time the

Devangas of the telanga region are vaishnavites. Devangas regarded the Lingayats as shaivites and

call ed them Lingayats.

This group of telangana Lingayats served the Vijaya empire in all disciplines and as well as were the

close associates to the King in all ways. Due to this relationship Devangas were able to find a place in

the Kings court. At the time of Isl amic i nvasi on, this group of people has to leave the empire. The trading

members of Devanga community, were able to lead the groups of people in the telangana region

towards all of their trading destinations. Many moved towards the south(towards the river cauvery),

due to the request from the royal community. This includes the major communities like Kannada

Devangas a nd Lingayats.

These kannada devangas as well as Lingayats due to their close association with telugu devangas and

telegu was also predominantly spoken in the region, were using the end slang for respect as andda

instead of Ree (a need of the day for the effective business). This group of kannada devanga where

ever they moved, they moved together. Even today this group of kannada devangas does not conduct any

festival without the consultation of Lingayats from both with in and outside, due to their very high

respect to telengana Lingayats.

These Lingayats of south li ves as Lingayats with in the Devanga community and als o maintains separate

identity by having links with Lingayats of karnataka. Off all the groups moved in all the directions in

many a place Lingayats and devangas had close association but live as separate groups.

Geographic distribution

People of the same caste have different names in different states; Devangas are found in the states of

Assam, UP, MP, HP, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhrapradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Today

many languages a re spoken by Devanga people. Accordingly, they call themselves as Kannada Devanga


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and Telugu Devanga.There is no Tamil Devanga as such. Some even speak Marathi in parts of

Maharastra. Devangas a re found in most of the Indian states.

There is also a large Kannada speaking community of Kannada Devangas in Tamil Nadu are mainly

based in Kullichettipatti,Chinnalapatti, T.Kunnathur, Salem, Theni, Palanichettipatti (pcpatti),Theni,

Bodinayakanur,Kambam, Tirupur, Coimbatore, Mettupalayam, Coimbatore, Komarapalayam,

Pallipalayam,Erode, Dindugal, Aruppukottai, Sulakkarai, Madurai,sankaralingapuram, Chennai and

Virudhunagar. In Kerala, Kannada Devangas are concentrated in a few villages ,prominently in

Kuthampully (Thrissur dist), also in villages ,Karimpuzha, Kallanchira, Vallangi- Nemmara, all in

Palghat dist, in pockets of Chittur (Palghat dist)& Kasaragode towns.In Karnataka they are

predominantly present in Kollegal, Dodda Ballapur, Bangalore,Mangalore,Mysore, Davangere,

Chitradurga, shi vamogga, Hubli/Dharwad, Rabkavi, Rampur, Banahatti, Jamkhandi,Bagalkot,Bella ry and

Belagaum. As per information passed from their ancestors, it was said that they had migrated from

Mysore zone, when these areas were under the rule of King Chikka Chamaraja Wadayar of Mysore

(around 1660 CE). The migration is said to be due to incompatible sultanate culture and the bitter

experiences the community faced i n the Vijayana gara empire (1560 AD). These migrations took place i n

batches after batches, which has branched itself; some on the northern s ide of the Kaveri River, some on

the southern s ide of the Kaveri a nd some towards the western coas ts, incl uding the present regions of

south-western Karnataka and northern Kerala, l ooking for culturall y s afe and protective settlement. The

high influence of local social structures, local languages, and lack of Kannada literacy has brought in

many variati ons, incl uding the accent among many groups. Their kula devatha(family deity) is Goddess

Chamundeshwari, which i s a lso the family deity of the Mysore dynasty.

Also, in Karnataka a Malayali weavers caste called Chaliya officially identifies itself as Devanga.

However, culturally they differ completely from Kannada Devangas as the later is patriarchal and

Chaliyas are matrilineal and primarily goddess worshipers.

There are 101 sub sects.Some of the prominent sub sects are Ladhegar, Balithars, Siddhu koluthar,

Yenthelar, Kappelar, Iremaneru, Kal Kotlar, Chinnu Kotlar, Kanjil Kudithars, Segunthalars,Ampukollars,

Sevvelars,Anilar etc.The Bali thar sub sect people can marry a ny of the other 100 sub s ects people.

Some of the Devangas (Sects like Ladhegar, Balithar, Kappelar Ship-goers) were traders. Ladhegars

more in number and powerfull subsect with most of them in high power in TamilNadu.They havi ng first

preferences to do pooja in Sri Ramalinga Devi Temples. Some of them were tax-collectors in Kollegal

during Tipu Sultan Days. This association could be the reason that the Chowdeshwari temples

Kalasams have a half moon and a star.

Like in ol d days men are marri ed at a very late age, like 30. Women attain good education even today,

hence the family have good growth.

Some schools in Tamilnadu were constructed by Devanga community people and even today

associations (Narpani Mandrams) of youngsters are running good schools.

Trivia

Devangas, along with other weaver communities, held good appointments during Vijayanagar King

Krishnadevarayas rule.

North Karnataka Devangas are primarily cotton or Khan weavers, whereas south Karnataka Devangas

primarily manufacture silk sarees, including both pure and art silk. This is due to their association with

Sourashtrams (primarily silk traders) when they were in Mysore. It was also said that Saurashtrians

migrated from Saurashtra, part of Gujarat/Maharashtra, and settled down in the places where

Devangas settled due to their business relationships. Even today we can notice the presence of

Saurashtria ns i n most of the places where Devangas had settled, especial ly i n Madurai a nd Salem.

Food habits of Devangas also change from place to place. Some of the Devanga communities are

vegetarians . The tradition of yagnopaveeta among the brahmans was derived from devangas.

Salem and Komaraplaya m Devanga Chettiars are known for their non-vegetaria n cuis ines.

Associations

The international Devanga community has headquartered in Karnataka.Kannada Devanaga yuvaka

sanga has office in lakkas andra bangal ore (near to the Sri Ramalinga Chowedeshwari devestana)Andra

Pradesh in North America have formed the Andhra Devanga Sangam Of North America (ADSONA).

Tamilnadu Telugu Devangar I nternational Online Society.

Karavai Devanga Samaja has its offices in Bangalore. Its members are from the Devanga community

from the coastal regions of Ka rnataka and Kerala

Devanga marriages

Devanga marriages are like most Hindu marriages in the south with only subtle differences. Devangas

generally ha ve sangas or marri age consultants who will have the list of prospective brides and grooms.

Most of the devanga marri ages are arra nged marri ages. Generally i t is the parents of the groom or bride

who search for the prospective partner for their chi ldren. The groom or bride generally gi ves an opi nion

as to the qualities, education, occupation etc. they would like to see in the future partner.

Once the parents shortlist the girl or boy, horoscope matching is done with the help of an astrologer.

Once the matching is agreed by the astrologer, a meeting of the prospective boy and girl is arranged

over a cup of tea or coffee. Boy and girl exchange their views and i f agreed to by both boy and girl a date

is fixed for the engagement, which is a small ceremony, generally held at the girls house, wherein

relatives of both boy and girl are present. If there are space constraints, the ceremony is held in a hotel

or marria ge hall. Ring i s exchanged after engagement. As a mong Hindus in general, premarital s ex is not

permitted.

The marria ge date is fixed on the day of engagement. Marriages a re generally held at marria ge halls , or

choultries as they are popularl y cal led. Marriages are elabora te ceremonies l asting two to three days.

(Due to risi ng costs, it i s nowadays usual ly restricted to two days.) On the day prior to the wedding day,

the bride arrives at the marriage hall . She seeks the blessi ngs of the god. Then rituals will start.


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The firs t of the rituals i s ha ris na, wherein the brides ha nds and feet are massa ged with turmeric mixed

with oil by all the married ladies. This is followed by the bangle ceremony, wherein new bangles

specially brought by the banglewoman to the occasion are worn by all the ladies. This is followed by a

nice bath, and other rituals continue whole night.

On the morning of the next day, the groom goes to temple with dhoti and umbrella for a ritual called

kashiyatra wherein he is intercepted by the parents of the bride and his feet is washed by the girls

parents on a silver plate. After this ritual, the groom moves to the marriage hall for the all-important

sacred thread tying (mangal sutra) which marks the culmination of bachelorhood and entering into

married li fe. This is followed by lunch to al l the invitees. In the evening a reception i s ar ranged wherein

the bride and bridegroom sit/stand on a podium. All the invitees greet the newlywed couples. This is

followed by dinner.

The couple stays together till they die. Divorces are few or unheard of as of now.

Prominent Persons

Colonel K. Ramaswamy , Indian Army.

Umashree, Well-known Theater & Film Artist, Former Member of Karnataka Legislative council.

Kannada Actress Arthy

Kannada Actor Srinivas Murthy

Ashok Sri Kandan Theatre, Elampill ai

Danavira : Shree C.V MURUTY

Ln.J.Ramali ngam MA BSc.President of Ramali nga Sowdeswari Arakattalai ,Pudhusampalli ,Mettur dam

Sir Thiyagara yar: Late Mayor of Chennai (T. Nagar area i n Chennai, is named after him)

Sri Chowdeswari Temples

The most famous Godess Chowdeswari temple is s ituated near Mysore i n Chamundi hi lls (name derived

from Chamundeswari).

Chamundeswari_Temple

Many tempels were created centuries ago as people migrate and settle down in secure places. The

temple management runs through the biggest family then.

Such a centuries old Temple of Sri Chowdeswari is located in Tiruppur i n the village Kanakkampala yam,

where many families are stil l foll owing the family j ob (Weaving).

Beautiful Sri Ramal inga Chowedeshwari Temple is situated in ba ngalore (laks andra)[near to NATIONAL

DAIRY BANGALORE].The temple contains the gods like Sri Sri Ramalinga

Chowedeshwari,ganesha,subriyamanya,ramali nga swamy,devala dasamaya,guru(pragaspa thi).

Sri Ramalinga Sowdambikai Amman temple is also located at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, in the heart of

the city. It is one of the most prominent temples in Coimbatore region. The temple is known for its one-

of-a-kind swords festival where hundreds and thousands of devotees partici pate in a l ong procession.

Sri Ramali nga Chowedeshwari temple is als o sutiated in the Hosa Road that is in the the hosour main

road Bangalore .Lots of famili es who are following weaving in the area li ke Hosa Road and

Garvebhavipalaya(hosour main road,Bangalore).

Devanga ( Devala Maharishi)Devangais a sub-caste in Hinduism. They were one of the weaving castes in India. This page

mainly deals with Devangas of Karnataka.

Contents

1. Origins

1.1 Myth of origin

1.2 Sects

2. Geographic distribution

3. Trivia

4. Associations

5. Devanga marriages

OriginsDevangas are of Brahmanical origin. They are Prakrut Brahmins (meaning brahmins by birth). The

majority of them are weavers of silk and cotton clothes.

There were also famous Devang kings like Boja Raja of Ujjain (Uttar Pradesh, India). Many were

also warriors during Vijayanagar times, according to warrior stones found in Hampi, Karnataka.

Their native state was the kingdom of Ujjain where even to this day they form the major

community. Their chief deity is Chowdeshwari(Chamundeshwari).They are Typical Kshatriyas of

South and can be compared with the Rajput and Thakur of North.

As is typical with other castes, Devangas became an endogamous unit of weavers, either due to

caste rules or due to typical social conditions of India.

Myth of origin

Devangas trace the origin of their weaving tradition to a sage called Devala Maharshi. According


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to tradition, Devala Maharishi was the first person to weave the cotton cloth and to give it to the

king, who up until this time had been using animal skin. When Devala was taking the cloth to the

king, demons came to attack him. Goddess Chowdeshwari (Chamundeshwari,a form of Durga,a

warrior Goddess created by the Gods Brahma, Vishnu and Rudra, to fight the demon

Mahishasura), perched on a lion, fought and vanquished the demons so that Devala Maharishi

could give the cloth to the king.[citation needed]

Sects

Devanga was originally divided into two groups, the gandoru and namdoru. There were Saivite

and Vaishnavite divisions among Devangas in the old days. Every one of the warrior sub sect

have a sword in their homes. After the decline they settled in all parts of TamilNadu. DevangaLiteracy in TamilNadu is High about 75% of them are doctors, Engineers and also in Leading

Government Positions.

source: Rigveda

Even to this day, the Devangas are either Saivites or Vaishnavites. In any Devanga marriage, bride

and groom should not belong to the same sect (Saivite or Vaishnavite).

Geographic DistributionPeople of the same caste have different names in different states; Devangas are found in the states

of Assam, UP, MP, HP, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhrapradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and

Kerala. Today many languages are spoken by Devanga people. Accordingly, they call themselves

as Kannada Devangaand Telugu Devanga.There is no Tamil Devanga as such. Some even speak

Marathi in parts of Maharastra. Devangas are found in most of the Indian states.

There is also a large Kannada speaking community of Devangas in Tamil Nadu mainly based

near the cities of Chinnalapatti, T.Kunnathur, Salem, Theni, Bodinayakanur,Kambam, Tirupur,

Coimbatore, Mettupalayam, Coimbatore, Komarapalayam, Pallipalayam,Erode, Dindugal,

Aruppukottai, Sulakkarai, Madurai,sankaralingapuram, Chennai and Virudhunagar. In Kerala,

Kannada Devangas are concentrated in a few villages ,prominently in Kuthampally (Thrissur

dist), also in villages ,Karimpuzha, Kallanchira, Vallangi- Nemmara, all in Palghat dist, in pockets

of Chittur (Palghat dist)& Kasaragode towns.In Karnataka they are predominantly present in

Kollegal, Dodda Ballapur, Bangalore,Mangalore and Mysore. As per information passed from

their ancestors, it was said that they had migrated from Mysore zone, when these areas were

under the rule of King Chikka Chamaraja Wadayar of Mysore (around 1660 CE). The migration is

said to be due to incompatible sultanate culture and the bitter experiences the community faced

in the Vijayanagara empire (1560 AD). These migrations took place in batches after batches, which

has branched itself; some on the northern side of the Kaveri River, some on the southern side of

the Kaveri and some towards the western coasts, including the present regions of south-western

Karnataka and northern Kerala, looking for culturally safe and protective settlement. The high

influence of local social structures, local languages, and lack of Kannada literacy has brought in

many variations, including the accent among many groups. Their kula devatha(family deity) is

Goddess Chamundeshwari, which is also the family deity of the Mysore dynasty.

Also, in Karnataka a Malayali weavers' caste called Chaliya officially identifies itself as Devanga.

However, culturally they differ completely from Kannada Devangas as the later is patriarchal and

Chaliyas are matrilineal and primarily goddess worshipers.

Some of the prominent sub sects are Laddigars, Yenthelars, Balilars, Kappelars, Iremaneru, Kal

Kotlars, Chinnu Kotlars, Kanjil Kudithars, Segunthalars,Ampukollars, Sevvelars....

Some of the Devanga's (Sects like Balilars, Kappelars - Ship-goers) were traders. Some of them

were tax-collectors in Kollegal during Tipu Sultan Days. This association could be the reason that

the Chowdeshwari temples Kalasams have a half moon and a star.

Even though the community is supposed to be vegetarian, nowadays most of them are non-

vegetarians.It is also understood that, possibly the Devanga's are settlers from the North West and probably

non Hindu with links to Judaism (fire God worship).

Like in old days men are married at a very late age, like 30. Women attain good education even

today, hence the family have good growth.

Some schools in Tamilnadu were constructed by Devanga community people and even today

associations (Narpani Mandrams) of youngsters are running good schools.

TriviaDevangas, along with other weaver communities, held good appointments during Vijayanagar

King Krishnadevaraya's rule.

North Karnataka Devangas are primarily cotton or Khanweavers, whereas south Karnataka

Devangas primarily manufacture silk sarees, including both pure and art silk. This is due to their


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association with Sourashtrams (primarily si lk traders) when they were in Mysore. It was also said

that Saurashtrians migrated from Saurashtra, part of Gujarat/Maharashtra, and settled down in

the places where Devangas settled due to their business relationships. Even today we can notice

the presence of Saurashtrians in most of the places where Devangas had settled, especially in

Madurai and Salem.

Food habits of Devangas also change from place to place. Devangas are vegetarians. The tradition

of yagnopaveeta among the brahmans was derived from devangas.

AssociationsThe international Devanga community is headquartered in Karnataka. Devangas of Andra

Pradesh in North America have formed the Andhra Devanga Sangam Of North America

(ADSONA).

Karavai Devanga Samaja has its offices in Bangalore. Its members are from the Devanga

community from the coastal regions of Karnataka and Kerala

Devanga MarriagesDevanga marriages are like most Hindu marriages in the south with only subtle differences.

Devangas generally have sangas or marriage consultants who will have the list of prospective

brides and grooms. Most of the devanga marriages are arranged marriages. Generally it is the

parents of the groom or bride who search for the prospective partner for their children. The groom

or bride generally gives an opinion as to the qualities, education, occupation etc. they would like

to see in the future partner.

Once the parents shortlist the girl or boy, horoscope matching is done with the help of an

astrologer. Once the matching is agreed by the astrologer, a meeting of the prospective boy and

girl is arranged over a cup of tea or coffee. Boy and girl exchange their views and if agreed to byboth boy and girl a date is fixed for the engagement, which is a small ceremony, generally held at

the girl's house, wherein relatives of both boy and girl are present. If there are space constraints,

the ceremony is held in a hotel or marriage hall. Ring is exchanged after engagement. As among

Hindus in general, premarital sex is not permitted.

The marriage date is fixed on the day of engagement. Marriages are generally held at marriage

halls, or "choultries" as they are popularly called. Marriages are elaborate ceremonies lasting two

to three days. (Due to rising costs, it is nowadays usually restricted to two days.) On the day prior

to the wedding day, the bride arrives at the marriage hall. She seeks the blessings of the god. Then

rituals will start.

The first of the rituals is harisna, wherein the bride's hands and feet are massaged with turmeric

mixed with oil by all the married ladies. This is followed by the bangle ceremony, wherein new

bangles specially brought by the banglewoman to the occasion are worn by all the ladies. This is

followed by a nice bath, and other rituals continue whole night.On the morning of the next day, the groom goes to temple with dhoti and umbrella for a ritual

called kashiyatrawherein he is intercepted by the parents of the bride and his feet is washed by

the girl's parents on a silver plate. After this ritual, the groom moves to the marriage hall for the

all-important sacred thread tying (mangal sutra) which marks the culmination of bachelorhood

and entering into married life. This is followed by lunch to all the invitees. In the evening a

reception is arranged wherein the bride and bridegroom sit/stand on a podium. All the invitees

greet the newlywed couples. This is followed by dinner.

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