Comments on: maNi thengai http://prabhukrish.net/2008/02/19/mani-thengai/ A Ferrari and Chelsea fan, who seldom writes about them Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:48:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Arun Sundar http://prabhukrish.net/2008/02/19/mani-thengai/#comment-131903 Arun Sundar Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:07:24 +0000 http://prabhukrish.net/2008/02/19/mani-thengai/#comment-131903 Laali = oonjal. That much am sure. Other ones, I pass. Laali = oonjal. That much am sure. Other ones, I pass.

]]> By: bharath http://prabhukrish.net/2008/02/19/mani-thengai/#comment-131855 bharath Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:17:00 +0000 http://prabhukrish.net/2008/02/19/mani-thengai/#comment-131855 during oonjal, the same song is to be sung as "Adiru oonjal" and not as 'laali'. (not that the bride and groom can sleep with the mamis singing laali... still...) manjal neer is aarthi mani thengai refers to good thengai.. mani-ya mani-ya yevlo nanna irukku.. all mamis use this dialogue to tell that something is good. :) during oonjal, the same song is to be sung as “Adiru oonjal” and not as ‘laali’. (not that the bride and groom can sleep with the mamis singing laali… still…)

manjal neer is aarthi

mani thengai refers to good thengai.. mani-ya mani-ya yevlo nanna irukku.. all mamis use this dialogue to tell that something is good. :)

]]> By: Lone_Star http://prabhukrish.net/2008/02/19/mani-thengai/#comment-130926 Lone_Star Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:31:14 +0000 http://prabhukrish.net/2008/02/19/mani-thengai/#comment-130926 Thanks vishy.. Pretty gud analysis yourself. But I can't agree with "Vegetables=sorrowful" part. Remember this is a Brahmin tradition. Brahmins are restricted only to eating veggies. So they can't afford to get on the wrong side of veggies by branding them as sorrowful. ;) semma logic la?? :) Thanks vishy.. Pretty gud analysis yourself. But I can’t agree with “Vegetables=sorrowful” part. Remember this is a Brahmin tradition. Brahmins are restricted only to eating veggies. So they can’t afford to get on the wrong side of veggies by branding them as sorrowful. ;) semma logic la?? :)

]]> By: S http://prabhukrish.net/2008/02/19/mani-thengai/#comment-130866 S Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:42:51 +0000 http://prabhukrish.net/2008/02/19/mani-thengai/#comment-130866 its not mani thengai,its money thengai which is bought by giving money not a osi thengai from neighbour Manjal Neer suzhatri is while taking aarthi they will shake the plate no at that time that water will revolve around the plate its not mani thengai,its money thengai which is bought by giving money not a osi thengai from neighbour

Manjal Neer suzhatri is while taking aarthi they will shake the plate no at that time that water will revolve around the plate

]]> By: Arun http://prabhukrish.net/2008/02/19/mani-thengai/#comment-130812 Arun Thu, 21 Feb 2008 06:12:18 +0000 http://prabhukrish.net/2008/02/19/mani-thengai/#comment-130812 //maNjal neer suzhatri(?) looks like some sort of aaraththi with either manNjal neer or Sandal along with the usual Karpoora dheebam..the liquid is usually thrown on the street later.. may be its of that kind. //maNi thengai while buying coconut, people used to knock it and check the sound before buying..just a quality check. may be, its related to that..something like the thengai which gives bell(maNi) sound?? ;-) anyways, indha R&D yellam ippo thevaya?? //maNjal neer suzhatri(?)

looks like some sort of aaraththi with either manNjal neer or Sandal along with the usual Karpoora dheebam..the liquid is usually thrown on the street later.. may be its of that kind.

//maNi thengai

while buying coconut, people used to knock it and check the sound before buying..just a quality check.
may be, its related to that..something like the thengai which gives bell(maNi) sound?? ;-)

anyways, indha R&D yellam ippo thevaya??

]]> By: anon http://prabhukrish.net/2008/02/19/mani-thengai/#comment-130791 anon Thu, 21 Feb 2008 05:21:29 +0000 http://prabhukrish.net/2008/02/19/mani-thengai/#comment-130791 this oonjal process comes after kasi yathra,during which the bride's father gives a thengai to the groom & assures he will give his daughter to him.Then laali is oonjal only.aararo & thalelo are for sleep.Manjal neer is ofcourse aarathi.This is for welcoming the groom before the actual marriage ceremony this oonjal process comes after kasi yathra,during which the bride’s father gives a thengai to the groom & assures he will give his daughter to him.Then laali is oonjal only.aararo & thalelo are for sleep.Manjal neer is ofcourse aarathi.This is for welcoming the groom before the actual marriage ceremony

]]> By: Anonymous http://prabhukrish.net/2008/02/19/mani-thengai/#comment-130727 Anonymous Thu, 21 Feb 2008 01:05:54 +0000 http://prabhukrish.net/2008/02/19/mani-thengai/#comment-130727 brahmins!!! brahmins!!!

]]> By: Vishy http://prabhukrish.net/2008/02/19/mani-thengai/#comment-130505 Vishy Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:40:05 +0000 http://prabhukrish.net/2008/02/19/mani-thengai/#comment-130505 Lovely analysis, lone star :D BTW I am wonderin if maNi thengai is actually an evolution of: Money Thaen Kaai (Cash Honey Vegetables) This might be meant to indicate that life is full of sweet (honey) and sorrowful (vegetables.. he he) happenings.. But money will take us thru all that :P Yepppppudi? Lovely analysis, lone star :D

BTW I am wonderin if maNi thengai is actually an evolution of:
Money Thaen Kaai (Cash Honey Vegetables)
This might be meant to indicate that life is full of sweet (honey) and sorrowful (vegetables.. he he) happenings.. But money will take us thru all that :P

Yepppppudi?

]]> By: Blogeswaran http://prabhukrish.net/2008/02/19/mani-thengai/#comment-130467 Blogeswaran Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:45:22 +0000 http://prabhukrish.net/2008/02/19/mani-thengai/#comment-130467 Lone Star, What a starry analysis!!! Lone Star, What a starry analysis!!!

]]> By: Ram http://prabhukrish.net/2008/02/19/mani-thengai/#comment-130291 Ram Wed, 20 Feb 2008 01:28:44 +0000 http://prabhukrish.net/2008/02/19/mani-thengai/#comment-130291 is this taken to be a rehearsal for an event that is coming up? incidentally it is 'panneeraal kaal alambi, pattaaley thudaithu' is this taken to be a rehearsal for an event that is coming up?
incidentally it is ‘panneeraal kaal alambi, pattaaley thudaithu’

]]> By: Lone_Star http://prabhukrish.net/2008/02/19/mani-thengai/#comment-130274 Lone_Star Tue, 19 Feb 2008 23:07:51 +0000 http://prabhukrish.net/2008/02/19/mani-thengai/#comment-130274 Point 1 is pretty obvious. They want them to rest now, so that they are fresh and active when.. ahem for later on. MaNi Thengai is for preparing next days thengai chutney to go with the idly, when the couple start their first day together. This helps the bridegroom to take it easy on day 1, so that his new wife doesn't order him to run to the corner shop to buy thengai for the chutney. Understandably, He would still be tired. Don't have anything to say about the MaNi part, though I can guess the thengai might have originated from Mani's corner shop. They stop with sutrifying a little liquid since they have become very environment conscious nowadays and decided not to waste water for the whole neeradifying. ;) Thats all I can spew off the top of my head :) Seriously, I love watching all the rituals and I'm looking forward to my friend's wedding in May. Point 1 is pretty obvious. They want them to rest now, so that they are fresh and active when.. ahem for later on.

MaNi Thengai is for preparing next days thengai chutney to go with the idly, when the couple start their first day together. This helps the bridegroom to take it easy on day 1, so that his new wife doesn’t order him to run to the corner shop to buy thengai for the chutney. Understandably, He would still be tired. Don’t have anything to say about the MaNi part, though I can guess the thengai might have originated from Mani’s corner shop.

They stop with sutrifying a little liquid since they have become very environment conscious nowadays and decided not to waste water for the whole neeradifying. ;)

Thats all I can spew off the top of my head :)

Seriously, I love watching all the rituals and I’m looking forward to my friend’s wedding in May.

]]> By: laksh http://prabhukrish.net/2008/02/19/mani-thengai/#comment-130150 laksh Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:02:15 +0000 http://prabhukrish.net/2008/02/19/mani-thengai/#comment-130150 Not sure about the second. If I would hazard a guess. The oonjal ritual as much as the other wedding rituals are from a time when the bride and groom were babies. So it is not surprising that the lullaby is sung. As for Manjal Suzhatri I believe it refers to the aarathi after the oonjal. Not sure about the second. If I would hazard a guess. The oonjal ritual as much as the other wedding rituals are from a time when the bride and groom were babies. So it is not surprising that the lullaby is sung. As for Manjal Suzhatri I believe it refers to the aarathi after the oonjal.

]]> By: Maverick http://prabhukrish.net/2008/02/19/mani-thengai/#comment-130117 Maverick Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:23:22 +0000 http://prabhukrish.net/2008/02/19/mani-thengai/#comment-130117 I dont know exactly. but probably "manajal suzhattri" might mean, the arathi suthifying in a plate that has manjal neer. I dont know exactly. but probably “manajal suzhattri” might mean, the arathi suthifying in a plate that has manjal neer.

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