paradesikkolam
(paradeśikkolam)
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It is the same as Kasiyatra which (in Tamil Brahmin marriages) simulates the groom's journey to Kasi. |
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It is the same as Kasiyatra which (in Tamil Brahmin marriages) simulates the groom's journey to Kasi. As the groom sets out on the mock journey to Kasi, he is approached by the bride's father and asked not to proceed and promised the hand of his daughter. Paradeikkolam or Kasiyatra must be a re-enactment of the old custom according to which the brahmacārin, after his gurukulavasa and samavartana, journeyed to Kasi. |
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