Kadamai thavaramaiku viruthu ondru koduthal athu nam kaaladevanuku mattum than thaguthiyaga irukum. Puyal soozhthu kaatradithalum, Megam kavilnthu Mazhai pozhinthalum, Sutterikum sooriyan sullena suttalum, ethaippatriyum kavalai padamal, thayangi nirkamal endrum kalam than kadamaiyai sevvane seiyum.

Athan potrute, Ingum natkal athan pokkil nirkamal oodikonde irunthathu !

Thirumana naal nerungiyathaal velioor sonthangal vanthirangiya vanamiruka nam Mullaiyin veedu muluthum, makkal nirainthiruthanar. thirumana paraparappu athunai peraiyum muzhuthaai aakiramithirunthathu, virunthinar kalukana upasaripum, thirumana erpaadungalum, sakkaram kaattikollatha vandugalai avargalai sutravitrithathu.

Kaarangal kettamal, avasiyamum puriyamal periyavargal sollvathai ellam kadamai sirathaiyodu seithu mudika palagirunthaal Mullai. Avalathu iyalbillai ithu, aanalum Manam koithavanai, MaNam kondu Manaiyaalaai kondadapadam manakkanavil mithanthu konde manapennai than manaiyai valam vanthu kondirunthavalukku marupethum sollvathaarku manam varavillai.

Ellame avargalathu nanmaikaga thane endre purithal vanthirunthathu. Avavapothu yosainaisai thanmel padiyum parvathiyin aacharya parvaiyai kooda unaraamal irunthaal.

Veetrikul satham kooda kooda, Mullaiku than moochu vidum satham kooda urathu olipathaai thondra mothamai pechai kuraithirunthal. Naangu natkaluku munniravil Kathirudan pesi vaithaval kuralai athanpin angirupor kettu ethanai mani neram aanathena yaarum ariyaar.

Avanathu pesatha pechukalellam avalukena unarnthalval, avaluyathayum veru yaarodum pagirnthukolla manamindri amaithiyaga irunthuvida, antha amaithiyil innum konjam alagu koodiyathu.

Avalathu amaithiku naanam ena peryar suttikondu athaiyum chitthiyum, keliyum kindalumena avalai sutri vanthalum, athanaikum mugam maaratha siripil kadanthirunthaal.

sollvathai kettukkolavathum seithu mudipathaiyum thavira verondrum seiyavillai. Manjuvin edukka padatha azhaipukaluku, satham kaathil vilavillai ena kurunjeithiyil pathil sonnal.

Vilithirunthaalum nadapadathallam, kannil pattalum kavanthil pathiymal kanavulagil mithanthu kondirunthal, avalathu atthai Gomathiyin azhaipil avar pinne vanthirunthaal andru mottaimadiku.

Sathuraimai amaithiruntha thalarathin padikattuku edathu puramai otrai arai, ippothu vanthirukum virunthinarkaga thiranthu vaithiruka angu than kaikalil vaikapatta maruthaniyil vadivazhagai rasithavaare paayill amarnthirunthaal.

Mullaiyin kaiyil puthithai oru thuni paiyai thanthavaare, Gomathi "kannu, ithaa paaren..unaku pudikuthaanu?" ena aavalai aval mugathai paarthirunthaar.

ennavendra kelviyudan kaiyil koduthathai aval pirika, athanulle, aaranjum ilam sivappum kalavaiyana pinnanilyil, Manjal nirathil siru siru pookal thoovalodu, atharku thothaai ilayin pachai vannanool thalaipil alagu milira arputhamai irunthathu antha paruthi pudaivai.

Virinthiruntha pudavaiyai kandu, vizhi viriya, "ada rommbba naalla iruku.. sooper selection goms" ena paaratida

"apppada... nijama unaku pidichirukula naan romba yosichite irunthenda unaku pidikanume nu?" endrar,

"Appo enaku thaana ithu,?" ena Mullai kettida

"Pinna.. unna kootitu poiyum eduka mudiyathe. sari sari kaiyoda ithayum paaru" ena gomathi ennoru attaai pettiyai avalidam thara athanul ootha nira pattu pudavai ondru kettiyana velli sarigaiyil irunthathu

Mullai kulapathudan "Ithuvum romba nalla iruku, ethuku atthai rendu podavai ippo" ena

"unaku naanga naal vaikanumla athukuthan pattu eduthen, annikitta alavu vaangi rendukume blousum thaichachu. Naalaiku moraipadi naan than mothala unaku naal vaipen. Nee itha kattiko mathavunga thaaratha madiyila pottukalam. Ellathaiyum maathi maathi kattika neramum irukathu" endrar Gomathi

"Sari ithu ethuku appo", ena munthiyathai patri ketka

Siripudan "athuvum oru muraiku than, en kooda vaa" ena avalai kootikondu vanthavar

Kayilituntha selaiyai niraithu vaithiruntha vaali neeril nanaithar " achacho enna seireenga atthai pudhu pudavaiyila athu" ena mullai pathatamaga

"evadi iva, ethuku satham podura onnum aagathu ..pudhusu than aana itha ipdiye kattakoodathunu than saangiyaam antha sataiyum kodu nanaichiruvom" endrapadi athaiyum vaangi irandaiyum nandraga neeril alasiyavar

"nallavelai, cotton selai saayam pogumonutu irunthen pogala. Konjam iruki pudi itha, pilinju kayapottulaam" ena than paattuku pesikondirunthaar

nanaithathai pilinthu iruvarumai ottrai thuniyai ulara vaika, Mullai "keela polama, neramachu ..veyil vanthidum innum konjam nerathila inga nikka kooda mudiyathu" en mullai azhaithaal

"Iru mullai, intha selai kaayattum yaarum parkurathukulla madichu vaichitu pogalam"

"ippaiye irukatum apram amma vanthu eduthu vaipanga" enabatharkul

"intha kannu, unga ammata poi ethum solli vaikatha.. ithellam avungaluku theriyumnalum, amma appa kannula padamathaan ithellam seiyanum, athukuthan unnai naan thaniya kootitu vanthen".. endaravara ooramaga vanthamarthar

"ethuku athai ithellam" endral kulapamagaa

Gomathi sirithu kural thazhthi, mullaiyidam "intha seelai nee shaanthi muhurthathuku kattikarathuku Mullai. Athuku pudhusu theetunu sollvanga, appo palyatha katta venamanu ipdi pudhusu eduthu nainaichitu pottu kattika solluvanga, athukuthaan" enavum Mullai sangadamaga amarnthirunthaal

Avalin manam puriya "Kannu, nee ethukellam sangada padatha, ithellam santhosama eduthukanum sariya... athu ennana, Ippolam neenga padikureenga, velaiku poreenga, thaniya veliyakolla poi palagikureenga. intha kaalathulu ponnungaluku ellame thaana theriyum, yarum solli tharamale naalla puriyum. aana antha kaalathula apdiyillailama.

samanju naalu masam veetula irunthale perusu theriyuma, athukulla yaarukavathu pesi engayavathu katti koduthruvanga. ean ethukunu puriyarathukulla ellame mudinjurum.

Appo antha pullaingaluku ithellam nadakarappo athai selathala eduthukanumnu than, thaniya kootitu vanthu intha muraiyellam solli, koodave seiya vachite apdi ipdinu pesi antha mathiri visayathuku manasa thayar pandrathellam.

ammava irunthalum, ithellam ponnugaluku solla mudiyuma athuku than intha visaythukellam poorame athaichi, athaimarungale vaichu seivanga.. keli kindalunu irukarapo rendu pakkamum sangadam irukaathula.

Appollam neraya kelvi irukum, epdi kekurathu.. kekamudiyathu ana athainga, athaipaatiyellam solluratha kettukittu thalaiya aatitu irupom. Silaperu azhaga ilaimarai kaimaraiya solluvaga, konjam pazhuthathuthellam pattunu pottu odaichirum... inaiku yaarum kekurathum illa sollurathum illa

Aanlum intha china china visayam mattum en ethukunu theriyama anga inga irunthituthan iruku.." ena gomathi neelamai solli mudika purithalaai iruvarum sirithukkondanar.

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Sooriyan ezhumpothe uanavai thedi paranthu sendru thenchittukal, manjal veyil maalaiyil meendum koodu vanthadainthu avai ezhuppum keechu keechendra sathathiruku potti pottukondu sonthangal niranthirukka,

Parampariya muraiyil, maavilaiyum , thenankeetrirum, thazhampoovinaalum thorangalaum, roja seivanthi marikozhunthu pondra vannamum vaasamum niraintha malarkalal suvarkal muzhuthum alangarangalum. Pookaludan serntha kodikalal thoon alangarangalum. Dallia, Lilly pondra naveena malargalal poonguthukothukalai alagai adukki vaitha medai alangarangalum alagai vadivamai thirukka.

Vasalil irunthu ulle sellum pathayil irupuramum panneer poothum bommaikalum, Akshaya pathiramai vettirukum alagu poourulikalil alagai neeril mithakum thamaraikalumena.

mana vizhavikkaga thayaraga irunthathu, antha Thirumana mandapam.

Anthi saayum nerama pen azhaipurirku neram kurithiruka, aduthu Maapilai azhaipum nadaipara irukka, periyavar anaivarum atharkana velaigalil irunthida, vaasali varaverepil chinnanichiru kutti devathaigaluku, alagai vanna vanna pattu paavadaikalil nirka vaithirunthanar Manjuvum , Ilavarasiyum.

(*) Vanthavararkalum anaivarum

Vasalai parthirukka,

Vaanavedikkai oongi olikka,

Vasalil Aarathi kaathirukka,

Vazhaiyum Thazhaiyum vareverkka,

Vannakolam varainthirukka

valapatham thadampathika,

Vanthiruppor Vaazhi nirkka

Vanagiye nindral Vanjiyaval (*)

Manjuvum, arasiyin thangai magalgalum, Aarathi eduthu Mullaiyai ulle alaithuvaraa, mithamai nathaswaare isai pinnodu oilithathathu.

Vanthiruntha sonthangalai varevetru alavalavi, amara vaithu upsaripai parthu kondirunthanar, Dhayalanudan Muruganum

Manju Maullaiyai neraga, alangarika patta medaiku azhaithu vanthu amara seiyya , anaivaraiyum vanagiyavara siramthaalthi amarnthal.

Manappenai Mullai manayil vanthamara, avalin irupuranum iruntha kuthuvilakkai, iruveetin pengalum eatrivaithanar. Santhanum, Kunkumamum paneerum orupuramiruka ,

Avaluku munne Manjal poosiya Kombumanjalum, Seivvazhaiyum, Kodi vetrilaiyum kotta paakum, Karkandum, Roja ithazhkalum thaambaalangalil niraithu vaikapaatitunthathu.

Arasi muthalavathai Mullaiku, iru kannathilum, kaikalilum Santhanam poosi, kukumamittu malar thoovi panneer thelithu nalungu vaikka, athu polave Lakshmiyum, avarai aduthu aduthu utramum sutramum ena pengal anaivarum avaluku nalungu seitharar.

Kanam valintha santhanai thodapathana melum, santhanathai poosi Ilavarasiyum, Manjuvum alavai nirametrikondiruntharar.

Ingu nalungu nadakum pozhuthe, padapavena kathai pilakum pattasu satham, Mappilai vanthu vittathai koora, Ilavarasiyum Manjuvum vasaluku oodinar.

Jeeva, Kannan udanvara aathiran kaipidithiku vanthirangiran Kathirum.

Ilavarisiyudan, manjuvin thozhigal Aalam surtri avanai ulle azhaika Muruganudan Eswaranum vanthu nindru avanai azhaithu kondanar.

Otraipadai ennaikaiyil nalungai mudithukolla, Mullaiyin selai munthiyil, otrai thengaiyudan, iradu seivaazhaiyum, moondru manjal kombum, nanguainthu vetrilai paakkkum vaithu katti, muthalmadi thaiveetrikena thangaiyanna Ilavarasiku madi maatrinar.

Munnathai polave madai nirraithu aduthamadi puguntha veetrikena, athai nathanarai Manjuvuku madi maatrinar.

Mudivanathu thanakena, Irumurai polave madi niraithu avalodu vaithukondanar.

Kathiruku Nalungu vaikaa avanai medaiku Aadhiran azhaithu vara , athe neram Mullaiyai manamagal araiku sellavatharuku azhaika, aval ezhunthu nagarum paavanaiyil nadanthuvarum Kathirai, kannil nirapikolla athe nodiyil avanum avalai parthuvida Mullai avasaramaga kangalai thazhithikolla, arputhamana nigalvai athai avarkalai thodarndha kathai sollum kaamiravin kangal thanul pathikukondana.

$*****************$ Oonjal Aadum $*****************$

A/N – Dear Kanmanies, Hope you all doing good. And I know many of you are very upset with me, with lot of questions and doubts, that too when my AKM gets updates. Just want to convey my humble note for all those queries, no one abandon their first child when their second ones come to life.

I haven't made any dedication post or episode till date, but want to genuinely thank and convey the reason behind the first half of this chapter was a small discussion with Priyadharshikha_K  about marriage rituals in my surroundings. That made me to write something many don't aware. All these chapters are planned early and I couldn't change the flow of events to rush thru the updates. Hopefully from now I get the pace to update in a genuine interval.