Plates to be prepared: Total of 7 plates needs to be prepared.

1. Sweets

� 2. Chocolates

� 3. Glass bangles

� 4. Flowers

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!5. Murukku

� 6. Silk Saree, banana, betel,

coconut, areca nut, Gold bangle

� 7. Fruits

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Other items to be prepared: 1. Turmeric Pillaiyar

� Turmeric– 4tbsp Water – as needed Form the shape of Pillaiyar and keep kumkum as shown !

2. prepare a plate with Kamatchi Vilakku

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3. Prepare Rosewater in the Pannir Sombu and Sandal power in the Santhana Kinnam

� !4. Prepare Archathai

� Rice – ½ cup Turmeric - 1tbsp Water as needed Mix the three and keep with the Sandal and Kumkum !

5. Arathi Plate

� Sunnambu (Lime Stone) – Small size Turmeric -1tbsp Water

o Mix all the three to get the red color Betel Leaf Dried Red Chillies – 3 !

6. Gifts:

� Bangle Solid Turmeric Kumkum Flower Sweets Murukku Chocolates !

7. Play gifts for the kids !!!

Valaikappu/Seemantham Function: • Mother-to-be will be dressed in a Silk Saree that is not new. • She will be wearing the following bangles in this order

o Silver Bangle o Neem Bangle o 5-Metal Bangle o Glass Bangle

• She will light a plate of lamps

� • She will enter the arena with the lighted lamps

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!• To begin the ceremony, a mother who is elder to the Mother-to-be will be doing

the following followed by others o Take the Wet Sandalwood and apply on Mother-to-be’s cheeks, forehead

and chin

� o Then, apply the wet sandalwood on her hands

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!o Then, apply the wet sandalwood on her feet

� o Put a few bangles on both the hands of the Mother-to-be

� o After putting the bangles, use the arathi and circle before the face of the

Mother-to-be three times

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o Dip the index finger in the arathi and on Mother-to-be’s forehead

� o The last person to do the sequence will be using the Gold bangles

� • After everybody is done, All the ladies in the venue will be lighting the

camphor in the arathi and do the arathi again

� • Each female in the venue will be given the prepared gift by the Mother-to-be

� • Mother-to-be will open her saree end(munthanai) place betel leaf, areca nut,

Murukku, fruits, flower, chocolate in it. • She will proceed to the worship place, pray and she will distribute the gifts

to the kids

Food to prepare: 1. Sweet/Sugar/Sakkarai Pongal 2. Lemon rice 3. Tamarind Rice 4. Tomato Rice 5. Coconut Rice 6. Mint Rice 7. Yogurt Rice