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AMAAVASYA THARPANA SANKALPAM

Nandana nAma samvathsarey DhakshinAyaNe, Varsha rithou, Simha maase, Krishna pakshe, Amavasyaam punyathithou, Brigu vaasara yukthaayaam, Aslesha nakshathra yukthaayaam, subhayoga subhakarana evamguna visheshana vishishtaayaam asyaam varthamaanaayaam Amavasyaam punyathithou (pracheena vidhi - change your holy thread to right hand shoulder) -------- gothraanaam ----, ----, ---- (names of forefathers) vasu, rudra, aditya swaroopanam, asmath pithru, pitamah prapita mahaanaam, --------- gothraanaam (ammanaathu gothram) ----, ----, ---- (names of maternal forefathers) vasu, rudra, aditya swaroopanam, asmath mathaamaha, mathu:pithamaha, mathu:prapitA mahaanaam ubhaya vamsa pithrunaam akshaya thruptyartham Amavasya punyakaale vargadwaya pithrun-udhisya darsa sraadhdham hiranya roopena adhya karishye – thathangam thila tharpanam cha karishye.

MANGALA SUTHRA IMPORTANCE

What is Mangalsutra? The word 'mangalsutra' is derived from the two words,  mangal  meaning holy or auspicious and  sutra meaning thread. It is a  sacred necklace  that the groom  ties around the bride's neck on the day of the wedding in a ceremony called  Mangalya dharanam (meaning - wearing the auspicious), thereby giving her the status of his wife and life mate. Thereafter, the wife wears the mangalsutra all her life or till the time the husband is alive as a sign of their marriage, mutual love and goodwill, understanding and faithful commitment to one another. When is the Mangalsutra Worn? On the wedding day, a yellow thread is prepared by using turmeric paste and is tied around the bride's neck with three knots during the marriage ceremony while the priest recites Vedic hymns and partakes in prayers. In some customs, the groom ties the first knot and his sisters tie the other two knots. Later, the mangalsutra may be restrung on some auspicious day in the fo