Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.5635

c6.5635

sesi-biyyamu (CITD), Telugu-Kannaḍa; sesi means the remains of flowers, raw rice and other offerings made to an idol or used in a śubha-kārya and afterwards distributed among the worshippers and attendants. The expression probably means raw rice over which incantations have been pronounced and which is thrown on the heads of the bride and bridegroom during the marriage ceremony and in connection with similar other rites.