Ritu Kala Samskaram, orRitushuddhi, is a femalecoming-of-age ritual inSouth Indian Hindu traditions. The ritual is performed when a girl wears alanga voni for the first time. The event is also known asLanga Voni (Telugu: లంగా ఓణి),Pavadai Dhavani (Tamil: பாவாடை தாவணி), andLanga Davani (Kannada: ಲಂಗ ದಾವಣಿ). It is also referred to as aHalf-sari function.
The ritushuddhi marks a transition out of childhood.[1]
The ritu kala samskaram is arite of passage for women. The ceremony, which is customary in South India, occurs aftermenarche.[2][1]
This milestone is observed by family and friends with gifts.[3][4] It normally takes place at the girl's home.[1] She receives half-saris, which she wears until she is married, when she wears a fullsari.[1]
During the first part of the ceremony, the girl wears a langa voni, or half sari. Her maternal uncle then gifts her her first sari, which she wears during the second half of the ceremony. This marks her transition into womanhood. The tradition of presenting a langa voni begins with the girl'snamakaran, or naming ceremony, and herannaprashana, or first rice-feeding ceremony. She receives her final langa voni at the ritu kala samskaram.
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