The day starts ‘Enne (Oil) shastra’ to the bride and groom and their parents. They are blessed with aromatic oils and abhyangana by elderly ladies of the families. Turmeric paste is applied on the bride and the groom and are given a sacred bath. It is expected that after the sacred bath, they are not allowed to go out anywhere till the wedding ceremony is completed.

The next is ‘Punyavachana’ which signifies sanctification of the ambience, body, mind and soul.

Devara Samaraadhana starts with a Ganapati Puja and then puja is offered to all the family deities. The auspicious materials purchased for the wedding are offered to the family deities to seek their blessings.

Beesokallu (Grinding stone) and Vonke (Pestle) are decorated for the puja and 5 ladies do the shastra of using them accompanied by sampradaya songs.

Naandi Sthapana is invoking blessings of the ‘Pithrus’ for the parents of the bride and groom to conduct wedding rituals in good spirit and positivity. It is believed that once Naandi is performed, the wedding cannot be postponed.

Sodmunjvi (Jodu upanayana)
According to Vedas, when a person is married, he would be entering into Gruhastaashrama which is one of the 4 ashramas - Brahmacharya, Gruhastha, Vanaprastha and Sanyasa. Another upanayana is performed for the groom to signify the entering of the Gruhastaashrama. After this occasion, the groom will have six strings of the holy thread (Janivaara) on him.

Chappara (Canopy) Puja
An auspicious canopy prepared by coconut palm leaves, bunch of mango leaves and branches of banana plant decorated with fragrant colorful flowers at the entrance of the home and offered Puja and Naivedya. As a symbol of wedding celebration, auspicious materials like Bangles, Baagina and Taambula are offered to the ladies and young girls of the family. The chappara is an indication that an auspicious function is being performed in the house.

Kalashagitti
Each side's youngest sister is called the Kalashagitti. They have to hold a silver plate with raw rice and on it is placed a Kalasha - a small silver pot filled with holy water, Betel Leaves decorated with Flowers and a small mirror which indicates reflection of life. They are required to accompany the bride & the groom in all the wedding rituals.

Note : All the above rituals are conducted at the bride's and bridegroom's house separately