Marriage of Chi Vipin with Sow Rajalekshmi

Marriage of the eldest  greatgrandson in the family...Vipin Mohan...With Rajalakshmi.

Marriage history in our family

Marriages.  ..
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Mangalyam tantunanena mama jeevana hetuna: kanthe badhnami subhage twam jeeva sarada satam ||

Tying the thali or the mangalsutra around the bride's neck by the groom is one of the most important rituals of a hindu wedding.

While the groom ties three knots, the pundit chants this sloka which means; “This is a sacred thread. This is essential for my long life. I tie this around your neck O maiden having many auspicious attributes. May you live happily for a hundred years (with me).”

History......of marriages in our family...
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Anantha Narayanan ...Rajalekshmy....1951...Trichur

Parvathi....Parameshwaran.Trichur ..1953

Bagavathi....Raman.... Bangalore....1967

Lakshmi...Krishnan. .Madras....1971

Balasubramaniam...Kalyani. .Cannanore...1957
Sobhana...Dinakar....  Madras...1974

Syamala.  Lakshmanan...Madras..1972

Narayanan...Indira. Trichur..1977

Sundaram ..Radhai...Madras...1974

Karthik..
Roopa... Calicut ...2009

Sudha...Mohi..
Bangalore....2000

Sreedhar. . Sharadha....Madras...1995

Rajesh... Shwetha.....Madras.  2006

Chitra...Sreekanth....Madras...2010

Mohan... Latha. .Palghat....1986

Sasi .. Venkat ...Bangalore....1992

Susi. .. Gopalakrishnan...Bangalore...1979

Vimali... Ravi...Bangalore....1982

Anuradha....spouse...Madras..2008

Velu... Vidhya...Trivandrum....2000

Kutta...Meenakshi... Bangalore..2001

Dinesh .Viji..Bangalore..2006

Priya...Vadivelu ...Madras...1996

Sujatha....Sreeram..Madras....1999
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Sujatha...Prasad...Madras...1995
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Gopu... Vidhya... Coimbatore...1990

Raju... Lakshmi.....1987
Madras.....

Me and wife have attended all marriages..except..that of Kutta...and Lakshmi..

  We attended  marriage of Ram and Gunjan at Michigan on 4th sept

We attended our marriage on 4th Sept,1974 at Chennai...
Vijayaraghavan...
Bribdha Lakshmi..
Madras.....

On 19th January 2017...Marriage of Vipin with Rajalakshmi at Brahmana Samooham, Gayathri Kalyanamandapam, Edapalli, Ernakulam.. Kerala..

It was planned our attending Vipin's marriage while we were in USA upto 1.1.2017.During the engagement held at Palghat during last week of  June,2016 it was orally agreed we would attend the marriage in Jan 2017   ..
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Marriage is an event cum occasion when members of the large extended family came together,mingle and exchange our  thoughts on many matters, participate,and feel immersed in various events like mappalai azhappu,Kasi yathrai,Oonjal,vratham,muhurtham,reception,kattichadham,etc
.On 18th we participated in
Nischidam and reception in evening both at Edapalli. On 19th Jan we had marriage muhurtham by 8 AM...then aasirvadham,etc ..

We had delicious food including payasam,paapdam,sweets,etc throughout ...although it would have given a mild increase of blood sugar of a few non sweet people .

We two...Me and wife Brindha stayed at Aishwarya Hotel,Off MG Road, Ernakulam 16th to 18th ...forenoon taking good food at hotels nearby like Arya Bhavan, Bharat Tiffin,etc It was a privileged or fortune we could visit temples ... Chottanikkara,Thrippunithira, Kaladi,Ernakulathappan, Valanjambalam temple. and  also visit our Bangalore days acquaintance Shantha wife of late L S Balan.
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The grandsons who are married till now are...
Sridhar
Mohan
Rajesh
Ram,
Raju,
Gopu,
Kutta,
Velu
Dinesh,
and Vipin being great grandson

Next generation members whose marriages due are

Easwar,
Vikram, Shashank,
Vishnu,
Vishal,
Abhinav,
Keshav,
Shashank.

Granddaughters,great granddaughters ...Details not mentioned in this post.

It was most enjoyable we had accommodation provided at IMA..Kallur and nice transport arrangements shuttling between Edapalli and Kallur and finally upto Palghat in 19th

The married couple reached home by 6 PM .

As elderly person narrated my married life for 43 years..

I told..Vipin...She will be wrong  and correct always and we have to adjust ,co.exist and lead a happy and peaceful married life. I advised her chanting Slokas daily and learn music,dance,etc.

I took leave of the young couple by night train on 19 th night  conveying all our blessings to them.Along with cloths of Brindha ,packet of Murukku,thengizhal
,Parupputhengai,coconut,etc accompanied me home.

That was a nice marriage ..

Today We wish the reception at Palghat all the best..She will be present and represent me...

I reached home Chennai on 20 th 4 PM amidst bundh and protests at Chennai..With all shops closed etc..

Wish you all the best Vipin and Rajalakshmi...

Raghavan Thatha and Brindha Paatti....