What Is Pasupu Danchatam? Chay, Sobhita's Pre-Wedding Ceremony Is All About Telugu Traditions

The wedding festivities of Sobhita Dhulipala and Naga Chaitanya have kicked off on October 21. The pre-festivities began with a Pasupu Danchatam ceremony. Sobhita took to her Instagram account to share a series of photos from the ceremony. Pasupu Danchatam is a typical tradition followed in Telugu weddings.

What is Pasupu Danchatam? The pre-wedding festivity practised by Samantha Ruth Prabhu

Samantha Ruth Prabhu took to her social media account to share a series of photos from her pre-wedding festivity on October 21. She shared the photos with the caption, “Godhuma Raayi Pasupu danchatam. And so it begins!” The photos and captions have sparked a curiosity about the Telugu wedding traditions.

Pasupu Danchadam is popularly known as Pasupu Kottadam, a ceremony that kicks off the Telugu weddings. Roughly translated Godhuma means wheat, Raayi means stone, Pasupu means turmeric and danchatam signifies crushing. The ceremony is traditionally initiated by the groom's family and is followed by the bride's family. For the pre-wedding festivities, the homes are adorned with banana leaves and flowers. The festivity begins with a Ganesh Puja in the morning.

For the ceremony, an elder woman from the groom's family, typically his mother, offers a Thamboolam and a coconut to a pestle. This is followed by five married women taking turns to grind the ingredients into a fine powder. The obtained turmeric powder is ultimately used in the haldi (Pellikoduku and Pellikuthuru) ceremonies of the bride and groom. The ceremony marks the beginning of wedding festivities, following which the wedding preparations can begin.

Sobhita Dhulipala-Naga Chaitanya kick off wedding festivities 

Sobhita Dhulipala-Naga Chaitanya got engaged in August this year. The couple have now begun their wedding festivities. On October 21, the bride-to-be took to her Instagram account to share a series of photos from the event. She donned a simple red and green Kanjeevaram saree.

Sobhita teamed the look with minimal gold jewellery. The ceremony was held in Visakhapatnam in the presence of the bride-to-be's family.

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