Hello I can explain how it is done in south
We have something called KOLUhttp://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YZK1E_LNzfA/TK4PDxsT0cI/AAABWU/kYPIFmkD1BM/s1600/Kolu.jpg[/IMG]link for more picshttps://www.google.co.in/search?q=kolu&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&gws_rd=cr&ei=DMVbUo66OYKJrQf3zYG4DQWe invite friends and family give them gifts and certain puja items for married womensGifts are given for girl kids too and every evening pooja needs to be donechickpeas are offered to GOD as prasathamThis is how it is celebrated in south