Kothagudem: Though Rama Navami is about three weeks away (March 30), Mithila stadium where the celestial wedding ceremony of Lord Rama takes grade has started buzzing with activeness.
A big phone number of women started the wedding ceremony preparations on Monday with grinding turmeric in a personal manner amidst chanting of Vedic hymns and playing of Nadaswaram. Preparation of ‘Talambralu’, grains used as food mixed with kumkum fine-grained substance. Normally in Hindu marriages particularly in South India, Talambralu are yellow in color as grains used as food is mixed with turmeric fine-grained substance. But in Bhadrachalam side of the forehead, the speciality is that they are in devoid of light pink color. This has been the pattern from the days of Bhakta Ramadas.
A twenty-four hours after the celestial wedding ceremony, the ‘Mahasamrajya Pattabhishekam’ of Lord Rama would choose grade. Simultaneously, arrangements for another significant event Sriramanavami Tirukalyana Brahmotsvam which would be held from March 22 to April 5 have got also begun.
After completing the preparedness of Talambralu which is distributed to the devotees, the side of the forehead authorities testament choose up preparedness of ‘attar’, ‘gulal’, ‘bukka pasupu’ (turmeric fine-grained substance), kumkuma and not the same scented items.
The local devotees turned up in big numbers at the Mithila stadium to take part in the ‘Dolotsavam’, the ceremonial occasion that marks preparing Lord Rama as the groom.
