Yendi avan velaikku poi 5 varushamachu innum jadhagam edukkalaiya". This question and other related talks you might have already read in another post. So not going to repeat them again. With my allaying their fears the spreading of word went on full pitch. " Komuvoda athai maattuponnukku chithiyoda machini pethi oruthi irukkalam. ponnu nanna iruppalam. nanna seyvaalam. Santhanathukku paakkalama". Nee solrathai paartha romba periya idama irukkum pola irukke namba sambanthathukku avaa othuppaala". So rejected. Kodiyaaathu ammuluvukku etho relationam athai paakkalama? Ammuluvaa avaa sangaathame vendam evvalavu senjaalum sari ponnu rathiyaave irunthaalum sari. ava vayum raangiyum. avaathula poi yaaravathu sambandam vachuppaalo" so rejected. So many horoscopes came. They were rejected in the initial stages itself by mother and daughter duo. Atlast some horoscopes came. Father was asked to take them to josier and check whether they match. In none of the horoscope the navagrahas were in places where they are supposed to be for me to get married. Again rejection. Atlast one horoscope came. The bride's side said they got the horoscope through a josier (who fortunately happened to be my distant relative) and was considered matching with their daughter's. As the horoscope was already matched by our relative it has been decided that the bride seeing can be arranged (Actual reason is if we took the horoscope to our regular josier the chance of it being rejected is more) It as fixed on a sunday evening 3 to 4.30 on May 21st. We started from our home around 1.30 pm by bus. With the rush and heavy sweating, crushed and squeezed reached the girl's home in one piece. There were lot of people waiting for us there. They were introduced to us as Periyappa, Mama, Machinan, Thambi and all those. It took me almost five years to recognise who is whom. Fortunately or unfortunately for me some of them left the world itself so as to not harm my memory. After serving of Kesari (the last day when i ate that and it was the same day i started hating its cousin uppuma) Bonda and coffee the girl was brought to the hall. She was looking at the floor. From the quantity of jasmine i decided it was the girl whom i am supposed to marry. My mother asked her whether she knows singing and was advised M.S.Subbulakshmi learned singing from that girl. She started singing the first line of Bandureethikola then her brother, sisters, periyamma, pakkaathhaathu mami, ethuthathu maami and most of the ladies started singing with her and she stopped singing. I was wondering what is the use of asking her to sing. Wanted to talk to her alone which idea was immediately shot down by my parents as it will send a wrong signal about me to the bride's side. For a formality i was asked whether i like the girl? (before starting from my house my chithi has paid encomiums on the girl how she looks like an apsaras, sings like saraswathi, dresses like thiloththama, and dances like Rambha and indirectly informed me that i am supposed to accept the proposal) AS i have not seen any of those mentioned i simply said yes and the marriage was fixed for June 29th. The next time i saw her was on june 28th.

I got your son's horoscope and it matches with my daughter. In all sum total i can spend only Rs. 2 lacs for the marriage. If you are acceptable you call me let us arrange for girl seeing. The phone call i received in the morning 6.30 am. My wife who was preparing coffee for me and my sons came with coffee and enquired what is the phone call. i told her the gist. It was accepted by all of us the proposal can be accepted. I phone up the girl's father. " I dont bother how much you can spend? all i want it my son must like your daughter and vice versa. If they like each other you need not spend even a single paise. i will take care of it. Moreover, i dont believe in matching horoscopes. so if you want you can go ahead." They said yes. The girl was seen by my son even without my and my wife's presence. Now they are happily married and blessed with a son.

We were at Thapovanam. My first son called. Dad today we got a horoscope and photo of a girll in mail. I saw the photo of the girl. I am 100% confident my brother will like her. what shall i reply. I replied check with your brother again. i will come back in two days and let us proceed further. you can mail this info." he said ok. My routine at the temple was going on. Suddenly i find somebody touching my shoulders. My daughter in law was standing there with my sons. Dad i can't wait. so i copied the mail and brought it to you. i said ok. Next day when we are saying good bye one of the people we revere very much was standing there. He asked me how come all of your family are here? I told him the reason. He immediately replied. Go ahead with the alliance Mahalakshmi is going to born in your house. He has not even seen the horoscope or the girl's photo. Now they are happily married and blessed with a daughter