Valaikappu

Valaikappu/Seemantham

The function organized by the elders of the home for the welfare of an expectant is during her pregnancy period is called as Valaikappu or Seemantham .Valaikaappu is performed during the odd months of pregnancy(7^th /9^th month) and Seemantham is performed during the even months of pregnancy(6^th /8^th month)

valaikappu

This ceremony is performed during the odd months of pregnancy mostly during the seventh month for the expectant mother in her mother’s house. Prayers are invoked for the well-being of the mother-to -be and the fetus. Mostly women are invited for this function

• Silk Saree, Blouse for daughter (mostly wedding saree be used for this occasion,some people use black saree for drishti )
• Padi(large measuring cup)
• Paddy/nellu for filling the padi
• Kamatchi amman vilaku/kai vilaku (to light over the paddy)
• Gold Kaappu
• Silver Kaappu
• Glass Bangles(mostly red and green) for daughter ( odd no in one hand and the next even no in the other hand, for example 21 in one hand and 22 in the other hand )
• Sandhanam/sandalwood powder
• silver Sandana pezha
• silver Kunkumam
• 9 or 7 variety rice
• Glass Bangles for all ladies who attend the function
• Kapparisi (broken raw rice ,jagerry,black ellu,cardamom powder)
• Pillayar cone(Roasted pottukadali cone, red rice cone(optional),black ellu cone)
• Garland for daughter and son-in-law
• Flower for daughter
• Breakfast / lunch
• Seer plate 7/9/11

Seer Plate

• Any sweet – Jangiri/Ladoo(as per your taste,we usually keep jangiri/ladoo because the plate should be quiet attractive)
• Thengai/Coconut – 5nos(we usually keep Tumeric coated coconuts)
• Roses (you can add any fragrance flower )
• Fruits – Banana,Apple ,orange,Pineapple,pomegranate(5/7 as u wish)
• Dry Friuts – Cashews/Badam/pista/Dates
• Kalkandu
• Sugar
• Chocolates
• Beetal Leaves and beetal nut(Kotta Pakku) along with limestone(Sunambu)
• Glass bangles

Thamboolam bag

• plate/any gift
• 1 sweet
• 2 bangles
• Flower
• Banana
• Chocolate
• Kaparisi
• Beetal leaf and nut