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Pithru Tharpanam

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If Tharbai is not available in a distant place including foreign countries. can a person perform Pithru Tharpanam without tharbai.
What is the procedure then?

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It is true that I have not posted any thread for a long time as I was away from chennai.

There is a saying in Malayalam which means that if Darbha is not available, then "Kusa" grass can be used instead, and if even Kusa is unavailable then the wild, sugarcane look alike which grows in the wild and is known as ñāyṅṅaṇa (ஞாய்ங்ஙணை) in Malayalam, may be used. Extending this rule, it may be alright to use any leaf of the bamboo family grasses also.

In cities we now get only Kusa grass as Darbhai since darbha growing areas are infested by poisonous snakes including king cobras, usually.
 
There is a saying in Malayalam which means that if Darbha is not available, then "Kusa" grass can be used instead, and if even Kusa is unavailable then the wild, sugarcane look alike which grows in the wild and is known as ñāyṅṅaṇa (ஞாய்ங்ஙணை) in Malayalam, may be used. Extending this rule, it may be alright to use any leaf of the bamboo family grasses also.

In cities we now get only Kusa grass as Darbhai since darbha growing areas are infested by poisonous snakes including king cobras, usually.

Many thanks for a detailed reply. If all the materials mentioned are not avaiable ,can a person perform Pithru tharpanam wearing
a Pavithra Mothiram (Ring) made out of gold/silver or copper. Nowadays for what purpose most of the grihasthas are wearing these
rings.
 
Many thanks for a detailed reply. If all the materials mentioned are not avaiable ,can a person perform Pithru tharpanam wearing
a Pavithra Mothiram (Ring) made out of gold/silver or copper. Nowadays for what purpose most of the grihasthas are wearing these
rings.

"pavithra mothiram" has an art work similar to the pavithram made of Darbhai. But there is no SAstra sammatham for avoiding the proper darbhai pavithram or the koorccams or kattai-pul. People wear the pavithra motiram mostly for showing how religious they are, to the outside world.

One thing that vadhyars do nowadays (because of shortage felt for nunippul) is to use a kattaippul in the place of koorccam; but this is also not in conformity with the sAstras. Instead of the word "koorccE", then the vadhyar says "darbhasthambhE".
 
Sree.

Accordingly Pavithre mothiram cannot be taken as a sustitute to Dharbai pavithram,and there is no sastra sammatham. If that is so
why then people are wearing Pavithra mothiram? Is it just for fancy or as a showpiece. Anyhow your reply is really informative, and persons who are interested may kindly make a note of it.
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Sree.

Accordingly Pavithre mothiram cannot be taken as a sustitute to Dharbai pavithram,and there is no sastra sammatham. If that is so
why then people are wearing Pavithra mothiram? Is it just for fancy or as a showpiece. Anyhow your reply is really informative, and persons who are interested may kindly make a note of it.
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It is mostly known as "Payyannur Pavitra Mothiram" because it was an innovation which originated there in the Municipal town of Kerala with that name. It is not more than 300 years old and the legend is that some Namboodiri got it made so that he (the Namboodiri) doesn't have to wear his darbha pavitram and remove it off and on, as per SAstra injunctions. This non-removal itself makes the pavitra motiram un-saastraic.

It has, however, become a fashion and show-off of one's religiosity. Many of our tabra vaideekans do not allow the pavitramotiram to be counted as equal to a grass pavitram. What one asked me light-heartedly was this:"you are required to remove the pavitram, untie its knots, and discard it at the close of the ceremony towards the northern direction; are you prepared to at least discard the golden pavitra motiram on each such occasion?!"
 
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