Birth stars play an important role in our life right from the beginning when the child is star. When a child is born, the first question our friends and relatives will ask "What is the birth star"? It is an important component in the horoscope of a person. While seeking alliance for a guy or girl, the first thing they will see is whether the girl's star and the boy's matches or not. If there is a match only, they will proceed the alliance further. Otherwise they will drop it. While doing grahapravesam or milk boiling ceremony of a house, they will see a day which suits girl's star.
Before fixing the date for any function like marriage, grahapravesam (house warming ceremony) etc the first thing they will check is whether the star is good on that day. Here is the list of stars and functions that can be done on that star.
- Aswini - This star is suitable for doing marriage, age attending function, Bangle wearing ceremony for pregnant women ( It is called Valaikappu in Tamil and Goad Bharai in Hindi )
- Rohini - Marriage,Grahapravesam,Bangle wearing ceremony
- Mirugaseerisham - Ear piercing ceremony, Mudi Kannikkai ( Giving hair to temples ), Travelling abroad
- Punarpoosam - Making of mangal sutra ( buying or place an order ), Bangle wearing ceremony
- Poosam - Laying the foundation for a new building, Grahapravesam
- Magam - Making of mangal sutra ,Keep Borewall for a house
- Pooram - Buying of cows, goats and other pet animals
- Uthiram - Drilling well
- Hastham - Laying the foundation for a new building,Grahapravesam
- Chittirai - Name keeping ceremony ( for a new born baby ), Ear piercing ceremony
- Swathi - Marriage,Mudi Kannikkai ( Giving hair to temples ), Join the children to a new school
- Visagam - Buying of cows, goats and other pet animals
- Anusham - Wearing new jewels
- Moolam - Laying the foundation for a new building,Grahapravesam
- Uthiradam - Buy new jewels
- Thiruvonam - Grahapravesam
- Avittam - Thread wearing ceremony, Drilling well
- Sadhayam - Making of mangal sutra,Marriage
- Poorathadhi - Buying of cows, goats and other pet animals, Starting agriculture work on a land
- Uthirathadhi - Bangle wearing ceremony, Installing or placing new deities / idols in temples
- Revathi - Marriage
There are some stars which are not suitable for doing any sort of function. They are
- Bharani
- Karthigai
- Thiruvadhirai
- Ayilyam
- Kettai
- Pooradam