Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Attending Marriages

I have barely and rarely attended Marriages,

I still remember the first marriage in which I got some excitement, It was My latha Akka Marriage, she was clad in Silk Saree, with lot of ornaments, she looked her best, with Big Eyes, I love Big Eyes, Beautiful, As if I am seeing Chelli Amman Eyes, They took us to Chelli Amman Temple, Offered Prayers after the Marriage was over. I like her eyes, some call it Muttai Kannu, but I like large and lengthy eyes, Bcos eyes talk.  She wanted to listen to one song from  the movie Agni Natchathiram - "Ninnukori Varnam "  That is  my Favourite Song Till now and will be forever.

Then I have attended My peripa;s Sons Marriages, He had Six sons, he will come with sweets and Invitation, If he comes to our house, it means he is getting his son married. Otherwise, he wont come at all.  I have cried there in the Marriage hall, nobody scolded me for crying, I wud cry like a Mental case, something wud force me to cry, Particularly, my Appa and Peripa were not in Good terms, they are brothers, thats it.  My father told me that, they dont respect him or consider him as their relative.  The thought of my father being ignored will occupy my mind and I will start crying.  Rarely, In one of the marriages, I felt happy, and I stood in all the photos taken by them, tho I dint know any one of them.  For me Mingling with people is easy, I am an Ice Breaker.  I volunteer more often.  Thats my strength and weakness. 

Then, apart from that, one Muslim Neighbour's Marriage.

Then, in my friend's list, I have attended only two marriages.  One was Hemadurga,her marriage was good not very grand, I love her wedding photo kept in the hall of her House.  At the time of her marriage, I had cleared CA Inter.  I still remember, Saravana Prasad Sir, warning us in the class, "Till u finish CA, dont attend any social functions, ONLY STUDIES" I strictly followed. Hema was an exception bcos she has been my Best Friend.  So, I had to, that too hers was a Love cum Arranged Marriage.

Then, Nalini - hers was a Simple Marriage.  Hers was a Intercaste but Arranged Marriage.

Then, Pavithra, My GMCS friend Marriage, Hers was a Grand Marriage.  Nice One, So Much People, Really So much People.  When I went on the stage to greet her, she said - "Enakku Onnum Theriyadhu, Kalyanamnu solli Nikka vechitaanga" So lucky she is, No Need to worry of being not getting married, Actually It is a Blessing.  In thamizh, they call it "Amaingidhu" that is It happend on its own.  It is a Blessing.

Then, Shri Bharathi, GMCS Friend, Hers was a typical Iyer Kalyanam, I relished the food, so nice it was, with sweets, I love Avial and Paruppu Usili, they prepare.

Then, Our Office colleagues, Sampath Sir Daughter, Good Food, Good Kacheri, RAjendran Sir Daughter, Getti thayiru, and Lots of Rituals, Jain Marriage, then Rajeswari Madam Daughter,-
Good Food, Then, R L Narayanan Sirs Daughter, Lalitha, Lalitha, was sitting like a Child in the Chair.  She had Innocence.  No Laughing, No crying. A Simple Smile.  Banu's Brother in Law Marriage - Muslim one, attended with Dhivya.

One kalyanam I relished was the Marriage of Gods, In Nanganallur,  Sri Narsimhar and Navaneetha Krishnan Temple is there, there they perform Perumal Kalyanam, It was just nice.  So Good.  The rituals, I just enjoyed it,  The Bride Goddess and BRide Groom, played Poo Pandhu, that is Flower Ball, then they exchanged garlands.  It was like a Kondattam.  What they say for Kondattam?  I still try to rewind it in my mind, as to what all I saw there.  Seer Thattu, Paattu, DAnce. mmmmmm so nice.

I dint attend Marriages in my Teen Age,  I had to prove myself in Life, Like, one or the other, there was some fight going in our family.  Relative's Marriage, so many Marriages I have not gone.

I attended my elder Sister Sumathi Kalyanam but left it on half day itself, saying I have school.  I had to study.  After Finishing CA, only I had the guts, Dhairiyam, to attend Marriages,  Till that time, I felt uneasy and insecured to attend Marriages.

Attending Good Marriages are Blessings.  My Blessings has been countable only.  I love the Rituals that are done in Marriages.  Particularly, Hindu Marriages,  I wud remember, the Song "Ragasiyamai Ragasiyamai punnagaithal, enna porulo" From Dum Dum Dum movie, where, Jyothika and Madhavan, get married in all types of Indian Culture that is, Muslims, Christians, Bengalis, Tamil, So nicely picturised.

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