▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁Rak hi ▁of ▁North ▁India . ▁One ▁major ▁occasion ▁of ▁family ▁get ▁together ▁of ▁these ▁groups ▁are ▁during ▁the ▁annual ▁temple ▁' po or am '( പ <0xE0> <0xB5> <0x82> ര ം ) ▁festival ▁of ▁their ▁respective ▁para dev ath a ▁tem ples . ▁ ▁Mar riage ▁custom s ▁and ▁trad itions ▁ ▁Th ar ak an ' s ▁marriage ▁related ▁processes ▁start ▁from ▁" As ht am ang aly am " ▁( അ ഷ ് ട മ ം <0xE0> <0xB4> <0x97> ല ് യ ം ) ▁function ▁– ▁the ▁eng agement ▁at ▁b ride ' s ▁residence . ▁After ▁hor os cope ▁matching , ▁on ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁" As ht am ang aly am ", ▁a ▁" Th am bo ola ▁Pr as nam " ▁– ▁ast ro log ical ▁prediction ▁based ▁on ▁Be ett le ▁leaves ▁and ▁Deep am ▁( o il ▁lamp ) ▁ ▁– ▁will ▁be ▁conducted ▁as ▁a ▁rit ual ▁and ▁results ▁of ▁the ▁" P ras na " ▁will ▁be ▁interpreted ▁to ▁all ▁relatives ▁assemble d ▁there . ▁( This ▁is ▁to ▁take ▁rem ed ial ▁measures ▁and ▁pre ca utions ▁for ▁hur d les ▁for ese en ▁in ▁the ▁future ▁married ▁life , ▁if ▁any .). ▁Other ▁custom s ▁connected ▁to ▁this ▁function ▁are ▁t ying ▁of ▁hor os cop es ▁of ▁b ride ▁& ▁gro om ▁together ▁symbol ically ▁for ▁the ▁fix ation ▁of ▁marriage ▁and ▁" P on ▁v ey kk al " ▁( ▁present ing ▁Gold ▁orn