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सेसिबिय्यमु (sesibiyyamu)

 
Indian Epigraphical Glossary
English
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 dur-
ing the marriage ceremony and in connection with similar other
rites.