Pelli Sandadi

“Pelli Sandadi” is authored by Sri Sadineni Rangarao. It deals with marriages and how to perform a marriage. Different kinds of marriages, meeting parents of Girl or Boy to propose, fixing dates; engagement and presenting silk cloths apart from exchanging rings, celebrations, sangeet and shopping for marriage and selecting silk clothes, purchasing gold and other ornaments and precious things. Kanyadaanam, basikam (auspicious thread tied on forehead) and decorating the forehead of bride and groom with tilakam. The marriage celebrations start with decoration of houses of bride and bride groom with Mango leaves (he detailed how health and environment are protected) natural and colourful flowers. Performing marriage, Satyanaranaya Vratam and arranging first night etc along with 16 days festivity. You will find how to perform a marriage? What are the types, traditions and cultures to follow and what to do and how to perform a marriage as per Indian culture and tradition? Apart from this, he also mentioned about the foreign marriages and significance of the same in the book. Dr. Patibandla Dakshina Murthy, MD, Geeta Nursing Home, Tenali wrote the foreword to this book. Sadineni Rangarao covered 100 topics in the book. Find few of the topics from the book below.

1. What is Marriage?
2. Eight types of marriages
3. Age also important for marriage
4. About Child marriages
5. Marriages in foreign countries
6. Sanctity of marriages are the same but types are different
7. Buddhist Marriages
8. Chinese way of marriage function
9. Jews marriages
10. Grihastashram Dharma and Marriage celebrations
11. Printing Marriage invitation (subhalekhalu) cards
12. Dharmas of Ayurveda
13. Importance of Mehendi
14. Gowridevi Pooja
15. First touch of bride and bride groom
16. Mangalyadharana
17. Akshatalu
18. Talambralu
19. Saptapadi
20. Dhruva Nakshtra Sandarshanam etc

Sadineni Rangarao also has published about 20 books on various issues. The Biographies of Smt Indira Gandhi, Dr.Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, Dr.Sarvepalli Radha Krishnan and Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao were authored by him. ‘Kamma Vari Illa Perlu, Vaduka Gotramulu’ (surnames of Kamma community) authored by him is also available for download from Vikasa Dhatri.

Pelli Sandadi  :: ::  Price: Rs.60

Print copies can be ordered from Sri Sadineni Siva Rama Krishna, Shop No.29, Sri Yadla Gangadhararao Municipal Shopping Complex, Opposite Lakshmi Theatre, Prakasham Road, Ganganamma pet, Tenali – 522 201

"Pelli Sandadi" Telugu e-book can be downloaded from Vikasa Dhatri.