Panda kaal muhurtham is a very unique short ritual which is performed 3rd day before the marriage. In some places they do a day before the marriage-when both the families pile/erect a bamboo pole at the entrance of their house and offer prayers to GOD for a peaceful, happy wedding. This is done mainly to ensure that the wedding preparations proceed without any interruptions and also letting the world to know that the family is holding a wonderful wedding in place.
A very common thing with the custom name connected to, before proceeding the marriage-pandal/ samiyana at the house entrance this ceremony will takes place.
How to perform the panda kaal ritual
NOTE:
- This can be done mostly by 9 married ladies
- Consult with your family elders before proceeding such a traditional custom
PROCEDURE
- Drill a hole at the corner of your house entrance (as advised by the elders)
- Place the bamboo pole
- Perform the Pooja as per your custom or perform the pooja as follows
- Cleanse the bamboo pole with water, Milk, Sandhanam/ sandle wood paste,Manjal/ tumeric paste
- apply manjal(tumeric) and kunkumam
- tie a knot in the bamboo pole with some auspicious color (like yellow/ red)cloth along with a bunch of MAA/Mango Leaves with a piece of flower and sprinkle some paneer/ rose water over it
- Finally perform with camphor–aarti, sambarani/dhoop stick, incense stick/incense stick and finish it off with breaking a coconut.
is it necessary to the said ceremony.
i see most of the malayalam people don’t do the panda kaal muthurtham.
Hi Rajamoney,
Panda Kaal Ceremony is performed for most of the Hindu weddings in Tamilnadu, prior to the actual wedding day.
Im not aware of the customs in kerala.
Thank you
Is it need to drill both groom and bride houses or only groom’s house? In Malaysia some said only at groom’s house and other some said both family need to drill.
Hi Risha,
In Tamilnadu most of the community do the drills both bride and groom’s house. it purely depends on the community/ family custom.
kindly check with your family elders for more clarification.
Thank you
Pole which corner to be laid
Kindly check with your family priest or your family elders; but mostly it is done on the NORTH-EAST side of the house.
Can pathakal done on Saturday if the wedding is on Monday..coz 3 days before wedding otvhas to be done I suppose.
hi samson,
From what i have seen, if the pandakaal day(3rd day from marriage)falls on saturday; then the function is planned 5 days before the marriage day (probably Thursday)
thank you
Can it be done at kalyana mandapam
Hi,
Usually it is done at home, i dont have any idea about doing at madapam; kindly check with your family elders as well
thank you
Hi
What to do with panda kal after wedding?
Hi,you can remove the panda kaal after 3rd day of wedding.
Kindly check with your family elders as well
Hi! Interesting post 🙂 I was just wondering, what clothing is worn by the bride and groom, as well as others?
Thank you!
Hi,
There is no certain dress code for PANDA KAAL MUHURTHAM; mostly bride should wear Saree and Groom should wear Dhothi, others can wear any comfortable clothes.
some family have the custom of not wearing anything in BLACK color
kindly check with your family elders
Thank you
Marriage is on September 8,2021 . When can we keep Pandakaal . Since three days before falls on Saturday .
hi,
congratulations
sorry the delayed response,
you can do it on thursday which is 5 days before marriage.
thank you
Hi would like to know…is panthakal ritual must do both side at ponnu house n mappilai house.? I noticed usually mappilai side house only do the panthakal ceremony. Ponnu side won’t do. Is it correct this way??
Hi Jayanthi-From what we have seen both bride and bridegroom side do pandakaal. It is usually a prayer/ritual to start the wedding proceedings and inform neighbours and relatives that a marriage is happening in the home. Please do consult with elders in your family. Apologies for the delayed response.
Hi,during the nalanggu, maopilai must sit facing sunset or sunrise view of the house
Hi Arul – Usually the maapillai should sit, facing either east or north direction.
For panda kaal is it kalyana murunggai or bamboo used. Can it be put in new flower pot.
Hi Lalitha Devi – Usually pandha kaal is done using bamboo pole (indicating the 1st pole to erect a pandhal for the marriage and praying to god/ancestors to bless the entire marriage duration). If you do not have an option of digging a hole in the ground and erecting a pole if you are staying in an apartment, then, to perform the custom you may use a flower pot.
Can we keep pandakkal and nalangu for girl on Krithika day
Can we eat non veg after this ceremony?
Hi, is there any rule that groom side should start the pantha kaal ceremony first or it depends to their own convenience whether morning or evening.? Can bride side start the panthakaal ceremony in morning but groom side does panthakaal ceremony in the evening?
Can bride side start pandakaal ceremony earlier than tje groom side. I plan 5 days nalunggu for my daughter, where as the groom does only 3 days ceremony.
Thank you