Pranam RIP data KR IRS On Thu, 1 Apr 2021 at 15:28, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 < [email protected]> wrote:
> WINNOWING SIEVE- MURAM > > Two days back a lady was going through the road in front of my home > telling Muram, Muram. I looked at it. It was made of split bamboo. I have > already the type she was selling made using cane and kept in loft of work > area. So I did not call her to purchase though she was repeatedly looking > at me and home. > > The type of muram varies with states and use*. In Kerala we get muram > made of cane or bamboo in square size with less height. *To take out the > mud, dust and other items after cleaning rooms using broom inside home we > use small plastic sieve. After cleaning outside to take all dried leaves > and other scrap items we use a sieve of metal and larger in size. For other > uses in cleaning paddy, rice, wheat we use the square type sieve. Now the > square type has come in PVC/fibre, light weight, and giving better > appearance. > > In Tamilnadu the bamboo/cane sieve is mostly conical. > > Though the winnowing sieve (Muram) is NOT A GOOD OMEN, *it is used for > auspicious semi auspicious and inauspicious samskaras*. Muram is also a > kitchen and agriculture item. Though use of winnow is reduced still it is > available in specified shops –The earlier winnows made of split bamboo or > split cane and washed or not washed with cow dung. For samskaras > sasthrikal insist cow dung washed winnow. Now a day washing with cow dung > is for namesake!! Just the sieve may smell cow dung smell while it is new. > > > For removing sweeping items muram with a slanting side is used. This is > available in plastic or tin material. Now a day stainless steel muram with > handle is available used in the kitchen for better appearance for removing > cut vegetables etc. *Muram for home use is kept in work area and outside > use in some area not in front of the home.* > > The caterers invariably use sieve with in the work area for keeping > many items conveniently. > > On the JATHAKARANAM NAMAKARANAM day the infant is laid in a Muram made of > cane/bamboo to remove the asuddhi. In a marriage sasthrikals desire a muram > to keep the items in a convenient manner in the mandapam. Though for video > and photos many keep it slightly away or take care not to come in > photographs.. The handicrafts are having winnow/sieve made in cane, but > price is very high. During marriage or during namakaranam, most purchase > the quality winnow from handicrafts nowadays. Price is not looked in to. > > During srardha, for homam muram is kept for keeping homa items. Normally > vegetables too kept in muram and prepared for different dishes. *The > vegetable scraps are kept in a muram and not disposed till the srardha is > over. The belief is if it is thrown, pithru may think it is an offering > given to him outside.* > > Muram is a must for inauspicious Karmas. I am not mentioning the usages > here. > > In agriculture for winnowing paddy, removing skin from rice etc, muram > is widely used. For drying Tamarind, provision items etc muram is used > in homes. For drying vadams mami use the muram. > > There are some restrictions in the use of muram > > 1. Muram SHOULD NOT BE KEPT SLANTING. It should keep on its base only. This > is followed only for cane or bamboo finished one now a day. Keeping winnow > slanting can bring forth sorrow in the Home. > > 2, Muram should not be kept in the middle of the room. It should be kept > in a corner or store. This is in the normal course. During functions etc > while the centre of room is selected, winnow also has to be kept in the > middle. > > There are two proverbs relating muram coming to my memory- > > 1. VATTIKKU VAA ADHIKAM ENNU PARANJU MURAM CHIRICHHU- Winnow laughed at > Vatti, a bamboo item cylindrical and about 6” opening mouth area telling > it has a wider mouth. Muram is wider and square about 2’x2’ and height of > about 3 inches. The saying means the major drawbacks of self is not > understood while criticising others. > > 2. MURATHIL KERI KOTTHARATHU- Should not interfere in one’s boundary. It > is used often when one unwontedly interfere in another’s matters. > > In the legend of Parayi petta pandirukulam legend, Pakkanar one of the 12 > sons of Vararuchi, the namboothiri Brahmin was a seller of murams after > making it. > > Depend on occasion I have used winnow/sieve/muram. The English translation > I got for muram are 1- Sieve 2- Winnow and 3 Winnowing sieve on google > search. > > Writer- R. 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