Promotion to Mrs.A

God is gracious. Otherwise what was supposed to end in a register office would not have happened in God's home with all elders from both families.I was just thinking about my wedding that happened on Aug 27 2006, Sunday. It happened in Shri Sharadhambal temple with all my parents and in-laws, relatives and friends followed by reception in G.S.N Thirumana Arangam.There were lots of tensions the previous three to four days.

Friday- Aug 25 2006
I went to the parlour on friday and did all the pedicure, manicure, bleaching, but was too late for mehendi.

Saturday, Aug 26 2006 - The day before promotion
Morning we started very late from Kangayam with my mom, dad and periamma. My dad was feeling very sick that morning.The driver who was supposed to come at 9.30 did not turn up till 11.00. Then my neighbour, my friend, Sel's brother arranged for a driver for us.There was some kinda tensions and crying as i felt i will no more be my dad's cute little girl and will be somebody's. Mom was also crying unconsolably while travelling. After someime this tension was relived and we started concentrating on what has to be done next after reaching coimbatore. My mehendi has to be applied. We reached mandapam by 12.30 that afternoon. Lunch was prepared by Martin and ready to be served. Post lunch we started for mehendi.The mehendi lady was meetha and she spoke very well. When applying mehendi i was just telling her : There is a custom followed by a set of people. They pray God that if their prayers are answered, they will donate a goat by killing it and serving some people.Before that goat is killed, turmeric water will be poured on it and it will be garlanded. Then they will kill it. I was telling the mehendi lady that i feel like the same bakra, getting dressed to be sacrificed.The mehendi lady really admired the similarity. She was amused and was happily agreeing that's how real life is.
Then we rushed back to mandapam at 6.00. As soon as i reached, i had to change to saree as the groom and some of his relatives were supposed to arrive. I got ready with the help of my sister's Thavamani and Shenbagam. They were always of major help to us. My sister Meena and her hubby were busy in arranging a lot of other stuff. I never knew until that time she could do so much work. She was fully concentrating on things to be done. Without her and her hubby's sincere effort , the wedding might be a mess.

The groom Mr.A arrived with some relatives from Coimbatore like Meena anni, Mani periamma and kutty Rajkumari.We were asked to pose for some photographs. Then we had dinner and the grooms left for the night. Then we relaxed in the mandapam and slept at 11.00 in the night. The next day morning, i woke my sister meena at 4.30 in the morning as they had to go in person to pick the beaticians. They arrived at 6.30 only and the make over started.We left at 8.30 from the mandapam and reached the temple at 9.00. The same time people from tirupur arrived at the temple. Then in temples, there were so many weddings happening. Each wedding takes 10 minutes. We were in Queue and there were two couples waiting before us to get married.Then our turns came.They distributed the rice coated with turmeric which they use to bless the couple.Then the time of Thaali.My in-laws came next to us. Behind them were my parents.The music began at the auspicious time and Mr.A tied three knots to me.Three drops of tears rolled down my cheeks and i was praying and thanking God for the wedding. hen we went around the temple with our hands locked in a kerchief.Then we went and prayed the Sun God. Then we signed for the marriage certificate to be issued by the temple. After that we started in a Tavera of Meena Anni& Machu to the mandapam. Then i went into another make over matching my skyblue silk saree. It took more than an hour to get dressed. Then reached the stage with Mr.A.

There was a huge crowd.The exected number of people was 1200, but we received almost 2000 people for our wedding. It happened unexpectedly well.