Vadi Biyyam is a traditional ceremony performed for married couples in Rayalaseema, Telangana and parts of Andhra Regions. The ceremony starts before the marriage. After marriage, the ceremony is performed at least once in three years, wherein the parents of the married woman invite all the relatives for the ceremony celebration.
The Process
Parents of the married woman give money to buy clothes for the ceremony. A good quantity of rice is mixed with turmeric, dried coconut core etc. Five married woman (not widowed) come one after and another and put rice in the cloth wrapped around the neck and spread out in the front.
References
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