VAJRAYANA LIFE-CYCLE RITESThe girllustration mm:ujala piijiiHaving washed the girl's body and anointed it, one waves a lamp (around her),
respectfully submits to the god, and performs the visarjana. Then one gives her
a marriage sari to wear and provides various ornaments.
The bride, holding a recepticle that contains yellow and red and gold
powders, worships the god and the gurus.
And then, the (groom) gives sindur to the bride's hair part.
- Gift of a virgin gir/^43
One puts salt, molasses, 3 kinds of flowers, beta! nuts and leaves, ginger, etc. on
a feast leaf plate.
Writing a Svasti figure on the bride's hand, after putting flowers, a byii fruit,
tiiy,^44 iikhe^45 on a jyonalfl lapte,^46 one closes her hands, saying the Sal!lkalpa^47
and he [the priest] gives the kanyiidiina to the groom. - The Nik$ii/:lbhii
This ritual is performed on the next day of the marriage but is not found every-
where. Some do it, some do not. - Dressing the hair
The second day after the wedding, the groom performs kesa bandhana, or
"wetting the hair", combing the hair, etc. Nowadays only some people like to
do it. - (Girl's) confinement
At the time of biidhii, the kalasa piijii is done and the girl who is living in the
dark room must fast and then stop [eating]. In a dark room, the girl doing the
biidhii must be controlled. She must not be see the sun's rays or a man's face.
After 12 days of this and after a purifying bath, she must have darsana of the
sun.
According to tradition, having done the siirya matJdala piijii, she is sent to the
nearest temple, or she is sent [specifically] to a Ganda temple. She is given,
after returning, curd saga!fl and then the egg saga!f1.^48 This is done only for
girls.^49 - Bhzmaratha ja,ko (1)
When a man or woman reaches the age of 77 years, 7 months, and 7 days, the
son will do upanayana }aiJlko for his mother and father.