Dear Smt Raji,
saw ur post.Just for the info of the Forum,let me place a few words.
We are Tamil Brahmins settled in Kerala...a minority community here.
In my small town we are hardly 35 Brahmin families .
Still we have a Samoohamadham and we observe all our customs ,rituals and Religious practices as far as possible.
We are hesitant even to perform Homam etc at home as there are mostly non Brahmins around.,still WE DO.
I have many many relatives at Chennai and i do visit them very frequently,and attend functions.
I am familiar with the Vadhyaar-related rituals there.
Here our Vadhyaars are not that affluent,but I feel they are more sincere.
In Palakkad,Cochin ,Calicut etc..where there are more Brahmin families,things are easier.
So,what i feel is,The Forum can enlighten the minority like us,on matters in which we like clarification.
Anyway if the querries are stupid,no response please.
yours sincerely
Dr Bhavani Chandrasekharan.