Today was Savithri Vratham..its a little known festival celebrated by TamBrahms..It is celebrated on the first day of month of Meenam..
On this day,the legendary Sathyavan was detsined to die..Savitri,his devout wife prays to Lord Yama for her husbands dear life..
Details are here-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savitri_and_Satyavan
So on this day,married women pray for their husbands long life and young girls pray for their would-be husbands for long life..
And according to the story Savithri made a sweet dish,also called Nombu Ada to please Lord Yama.It is made out of powdered rice and jaggery. The dish is kept in a Vayana Leaf( a variety of spice) ,The women have it in the pooja room.They also tie a yellow thread around their necks to symbolise thaali(the sacred thread which the man ties around the woman's neck at the time of marriage.)
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