Question about the tradition

Hi

I just watched the Jan 11 video and noticed that everyone touched the grandmother's feet for blessings except the 3 girls. Why is that?

Thanks

because in hindu "vaishnav" religion, young girls of the house do not touch anyone's feet. infact I don't think any girls do...I'm not sure why Menka, and Savitri did(I think that is a blooper on their part). Only boys touch feet in Gujrati vaishnav religion.

Originally posted by: SIMPLYSANAM

because in hindu "vaishnav" religion, young girls of the house do not touch anyone's feet. infact I don't think any girls do...I'm not sure why Menka, and Savitri did(I think that is a blooper on their part). Only boys touch feet in Gujrati vaishnav religion.

Menka and Savitri do because they are the bahus (daughters-in-law) of the house. That is, they came from other families to this house. They touch the grandmother's feet because she is their mother-in-law. The daughters are girls born into this family and therefore they do not touch feet of anyone in the family they were born into (i.e. their maayka). In their in-laws' place, they will touch feet of elder in-laws but in their birth family, they won't. The reason behind this is that girls born in the family are considered to be the goddess of wealth, Lakshmi. It is considered a sin to have the goddess touch your feet so daughters of the family don't touch feet. Hope this clarifies your confusion.

Of course, these days, the quaint tradition of touching feet has pretty much disappeared altogether, which is a pity. People don't understand that it's a way to seek blessings from older people...

very good explanation california girl.

thanks simplysanam and california girl.

thanks for the cool info 😃

wat i hear from my mother is that a daugther shouldnt touch feets as they are called ghar ke laxshmi betiyan but i think married womens are allowed to touch feets

girls are not allowed to touch feet even if they are married. in my house my mom doesn,t even let me touch
her shoes and so does my dad. my mom thinks if i touch their feet then they will get paap. in navarati,s i even get money cuz they worship girls.

Originally posted by: shivani33

girls are not allowed to touch feet even if they are married. in my house my mom doesn,t even let me touch
her shoes and so does my dad. my mom thinks if i touch their feet then they will get paap. in navarati,s i even get money cuz they worship girls.

worships girls, like me and you? cool