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Wedding Traditions

The Complete Guide to a Traditional Tamil Wedding: From Engagement to Married Life

How a traditional Tamil wedding unfolds — family talks, engagement, invitations, the wedding day, the feast and the first weeks of married life — and how customs differ between families and communities.
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Wedding Traditions

Tamil Wedding Rituals and Their Meanings

From paalikai and kappu to the thali, the sacred fire and the seven steps: what each Tamil wedding ritual traditionally means, where it comes from, and how families practise it today.
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Wedding Traditions

Iyer Wedding Mantras: What They Mean and Why They Are Recited

What the priest is actually saying during a Hindu Tamil wedding — from the sankalpam and kanyadanam to the thali verse, the hand-taking and the seven steps — explained in plain language, with sources.
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Wedding Traditions

Tamil Wedding Traditions Across the Diaspora

How families abroad preserve — and adapt — traditional Tamil wedding customs, from Nichayathartham to Muhurtham timing.