Koorai-p-pudavai

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SRIMATHE RAMANUJAYA NAMAHA.

 

If one goes into the genesis of koorai-p-pudavai, it gives another set

of shocking revelations, as with silk vasthrams.

 

It is in fact kora-naattu-p-pudavai, obtained from a place called

kora-naadu known for expert weavers.

 

Initially only cotton was woven and worn during marriages, a practice

that still continues with other South Indian communities, such as

Malayalis, Telugus and Kannadigas. Most communities in tamil naadu

still wear cotton saree only as muhoortha-p-pudavai. Only Brahmains

have changed to pattu-p-pudavai. Perhaps the result of new found

riches and status while working under the British. Writer "kalki's"

old social novels bring out this desire for flaunting affluence. It

depends on the two parties involved in marriage to discourage this

practice of wearing silk and silk koorai-p-pudavai..

 

Another question is about how madisaar came into vogue and the

taatparyam of methods of wearing it. This is similar to the taatparyam

of pancha kachcham - the specific number of folds and prana-apana

sandhi and naabhi. Madisaar seems to be the reverse of the

prana-apana sandhi and looks like about kundalalini. This makes me

think that the regular 6 yards saree fulfils the rationale better than

the madisaar. Wish someone throws more light on this.

 

- Jayasree saranathan.

 

 

ramanuja, Sreenivasan Ramanujam <sreenivasan wrote:

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> That is a good point. But somehow Adiyen feel that those silkworms have done

more punyam than us since they adorn the supreme lord.

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> Adiyen certainly feel that we should discourage our women folk from wearing

pattu pudavai and if at all we buy then it should be used allways to adorn the

lord.

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> The biggest problem would be in our sampradayam kurappudavai needs to be

replaced with a cotton pudavai if this has to be done.

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> Dasan

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