Maradha Bhagana (Soop vaan) and Udi thumbodu (Onti Bharna)

MARADHA BHAGANA ..Things needed for this are two moras. To decorate these take some haldhi powder mixed in water to make a paste. Then decorate the top of the moras right accross the like a cross on both the moras and apply kumkum on the four corners and the centre.let it dry.
When this is given to a Savashni it should contain all the provisions enough for two people to cook and eat for one day.

• Rice about 1/2 a kg ,
• tur dal 200 /250 grams,
• chana dal, mung dal , urad dal each about50/200 grms.
• Dry chilly 50 grms ,
• dhania 100 grms,
• a table spoon each of jeera, pepper, methi, and mustared
• rava/maida each a cup,
• tamarind a big lemon size,
• jaggery 250 grms,
• oil and ghee small packets of each
• milk and dahi
• any two vegetables
• Haldhi kumkum,
• kadole karimani
• coconut
• blouse or a saree
• blouse peice.

If living abroad and cannot get the moras do buy a big plastic box with lid and use it for the purpose. Even a basket can be used.
Wile giving the Bhagina the giver says MUTHAIDHI MUTHAIDHI MARSDHA BHAGNA THOGO
The person recieving must say SAVITRI SAVTHRI MARADHA BHAGANA KODU. This is to be repeated three times. Before this , the lady should be given haldhi kumkum, flowers., pan supari with a coconut and dhakshina with a blouse or saree blouse. Then the maradha bhagna. After this do namaskara and seek the muthaidhis blessing.

For udithombodu or ontibharna ...Rice 2 cups or 200gms at least, 2 haldi sticks, 2 cup or full supari, and coconut. The savashni should accept this in her saree pallu. The lady of the house should put rice coconut and supari five times and the savashni will put a little rice back three times.