10-20-2004, 09:07 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-chandramoulee+Jul 25 2004, 06:34 PM-->QUOTE(chandramoulee @ Jul 25 2004, 06:34 PM)<!--QuoteEBegin--> In all Tamil Brahmin weddings a charade of the Bridegroom being intercepted on his way to Benares for further studies is being enacted. I have seen similar things in Tamil speaking Iyengars of Karnataka also. Is this practice prevalent throughout this country? <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Yes, you are talking about Kasi Yatra that's symbolic of an incident that could have happened centuries ago, where a bride groom overcome by vairagya (or quest of knowledge) leaves for Kasi, but was intercepted by the father-in-law-to-be and cajoled into accepting his daughter in marriage. Like most other part of the wedding ceremony, this too is just a ritual that's symbolic. Other such rituals include "Nelangu" - something that embarasses the 28 year old groom or the 25 year old bride now-a-days.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->To my knowledge only gotra pravaras of three generations are being called out during Tamil Brahmin marriages nowadays. Were they reciting SEVEN generations of gotra-pravaras in days of yore?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
As a Sankritya, I callout three rishi names (Trayarishih) while people of Srivatsa gotra will call out Pancha-rishih (Five rishis). Do you mean this type of gotra pravaram or do you mean reading out the name of the groom's immediate parents, grand-parents and greatgrandparents?
Yes, you are talking about Kasi Yatra that's symbolic of an incident that could have happened centuries ago, where a bride groom overcome by vairagya (or quest of knowledge) leaves for Kasi, but was intercepted by the father-in-law-to-be and cajoled into accepting his daughter in marriage. Like most other part of the wedding ceremony, this too is just a ritual that's symbolic. Other such rituals include "Nelangu" - something that embarasses the 28 year old groom or the 25 year old bride now-a-days.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->To my knowledge only gotra pravaras of three generations are being called out during Tamil Brahmin marriages nowadays. Were they reciting SEVEN generations of gotra-pravaras in days of yore?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
As a Sankritya, I callout three rishi names (Trayarishih) while people of Srivatsa gotra will call out Pancha-rishih (Five rishis). Do you mean this type of gotra pravaram or do you mean reading out the name of the groom's immediate parents, grand-parents and greatgrandparents?