Castes and Tribes of Southern India. Vol. 3 of 7

part in the marriage of their children. More especially, they may not

decorate them with garlands and flowers, unless they have themselves performed the sadangu rite. In this, which is usually carried out a day or two before the child's marriage, the husband and wife sit on planks, and, after being decorated, and the performance of wave offerings (arathi), the former ties the t...