Topic started by Thavachelvi (@ 203.94.67.194) on Wed Sep 24 02:12:42 .
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There are many different types THAALI KODI.
Particulerly the one used by EALAM Tamils in North
and East of Srilanka.I would like to know the
different types of THAALI KODI Used.And also
the traditions involved with it.I heard in
TAMIL NADU they use the the Yellow Rope during\
the wedding and change it to a KODI after some time.So people who knoe about this Please contribute.

Responses:

• From: R.Sri Hari (@ 202.21.44.142) on: Fri Sep 26 14:10:08 EDT 2003
  
  In Sri Lanka a Thaalikkodi at a Tamil Hindu Wedding - comprises of a Gold Kodi (a gold cord) made of minimum seven sovereigns (for the strength purpose of the cord) and of Gold Thali made of minimum one sovereign - is what is tied on the neck of the Bride by the Bridegroom (who normally meets the full expenses in making same) on the day of the Wedding ceremony.
  
  The practice is a little different to what is seen practised in Tamil Nadu today, where the Gold Thaali in Manjal Kayiru (yellow saffron applied thread)is first tied at the Wedding ceremony, and three months later the Gold Thaali is put in a Gold Cord (Kodi)on an auspicious day.
  
  There are two other Sri Lankan Tamil marriage practices which are different to the Tamil Nadu practices.
  
  First is the "Saanthi Muhurtham", which is not practised among Sri Lankan Tamils, as it is widely practised in Tamul Nadu, and there are no Astrologers in Sri Lanka who will ever advice the couples parents and try to seperate a newly married couples from getting together immediately after marriage - like in the case of Santhi Muhurththam - advising them to postpone it, by keeping them apart for weeks or months saying all such things as bad time or very inauspicious for them together immediately, and that if they do so beyond their advice it is bad for either the husband or wife or any one of them might even meet their death.
  
  The Sri Lankans Tamil Hindus are never carried away by the Astrologers in this matter.
  
  The main thing is that they donot believe in Saanthi Muhurtham, and they never follow same.
  
  Presently the practice among the Sri Lankan Tamil Hindus is, immediately after the Wedding ceremony and the following lunch or dinner, they go on honeymoon to a hotel (i.e.the Saanthi Muhurththam is on the same day), and mostly after two or three days they come back and a "Home Coming ceremony" is held to welcome them.
  
  The second thing is the dress style of Bride Groom, who normaly wears a white Thalaippaahai adorned with Sarikai, a Silk white Melani (overcoat)with long sleeves and a long Silk white Kaalani (trousers) with a sarikai Saalwai (Shawl) draped across from one side shoulder running over the body to the other side and neatly knotted. A pathakkam gold chain is also worn around the neck all finally giving a total maharajah look. This is the traditional Sri Lankan Tamil Hindu style of dress of a Bridegroom.
  
  The Bride wears a rich Sarikai Saari provided by the Bride side before the "koorai maaththu" at the wedding ceremony, and a Koorai Sari provided by the Bridegroom before tying of the Thaalikkodi dressed with Ottiyanam and some with basu banthu to the arms, and other jewellery to hands, neck, and the full head ornaments with much flowers on the head and a long plat with Kunjam - filled with flowers in the sadainagam form, and finally giving a rich look like a girl dressed for a Baratha Natyam recital.
  
  Only difference is that the Baratha Natyam Sari is specially stitched with feather like folding in the front, whereas the Bride wears the Sari in the normal dressing form.
  
  In many Tamil Nadu weddings the Bridegrooms were seen dressed in Silk Melani and few even in Silk Shirts, both forms complete with Silk Sarikai Veshtis. Many of them were seen without a Talaippaahai.
  
  The Bride is mostly found in nice Sarikai Sari, but less of Jewellery and much ornaments as described above. In many cases even the flowers used in the head dress were not much.
  
  May be these types of Bridal Dressings are particular to certain regions of Tamil Nadu, and may be there are regions in Tamil Nadu where the Brides & Grooms are very richly dressed, which I have not seen still.
  
  Even the Manavarais in two forms - namely the Poo Manavarais and the beautiful fabricated decorative Manavarais are seen in most of the Tamil Hindu Wedding in Sri Lanka, but not found much in the Tamil Hindu Weddings in Tamil Nadu
  
  Will some very knowlegiable people on this subject, let us know through this Thread columns regarding same, for the benefit of many who are interested in knowing same including me.
  
  
  
  
• From: nOkkar (@ hse-windsor-ppp251511.sympatico.ca) on: Fri Sep 26 17:14:43 EDT 2003
  
  Some Corrections and comments:
  "..."Home Coming ceremony" is held to welcome them. "
  Well it used to be that, the couple will spend 3 days immediately after marriage, in Bridgroom's house and then goes to settle in Bride's house on the 3rd day, called 'azhaippu' (Home coming ceremony)
  
  "The second thing is the dress style of Bride Groom, who normaly wears a white Thalaippaahai adorned with Sarikai, a Silk white Melani (overcoat)with long sleeves and a long Silk white Kaalani (trousers) with a sarikai Saalwai (Shawl) draped across from one side shoulder running over the body to the other side and neatly knotted"
  
  Well this must be a recent style, because two decades ago Bridegrooms wore 'paddu vEddi and paddu chaddai' with the thalaippAhai as you mentiioned.
  
  I think I saw some Bridgrooms were thalappAhai in TN, but mostly they don't.
  
  
• From: Thavachelvi (@ 203.94.67.194) on: Fri Oct 3 04:18:14 EDT 2003
  
  Can someone tell me the diffrent types of KOORAI
  SAREES used,becayse there are many different designs.
  
  
• From: SA (@ 220.226.29.219) on: Wed Oct 8 17:02:16 EDT 2003
  
  DIVINE CLASSICAL TAMILS:
  
  http://www.forumhub.com/tnhistory/10356.23.23.23.html
  
  
• From: kuna (@ ) on: Mon May 31 00:02:34
  
  i need a grapic design of a jaffna tamil brides thaali and kodi
  please help thanks
  
  
• From: kuna (@ 219.95.34.43) on: Mon May 31 00:03:25 EDT 2004
  
  i need a grapic design of a jaffna tamil brides thaali and kodi
  please help thanks
  
  
• From: murugan (@ ) on: Sun Sep 12 17:13:49
  
  the Tamil word "kaalaNi" actual means "shoe"...probabably Sri Hari meant "kaal chattai" which are trousers/pants...
  
  
• From: murugan (@ ) on: Sun Sep 12 17:14:02
  
  the Tamil word "kaalaNi" actually means "shoe"...probabably Sri Hari meant "kaal chattai" which are trousers/pants...
  
  

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