Wheatgrass for Telugu and Tamil Marriage Rituals: A Guide to Green Celebrations. Introduction to Wheatgrass in Telugu and Tamil Marriage Ceremonies and Rituals. Discover how wheatgrass can add a touch of nature and symbolism to your wedding rituals. Explore its significance, decor ideas, and health benefits for an unforgettable green celebration. Ankurarpanam is an important Vedic ceremony in the wedding, where the bride’s parents invoke the nine planets and the bride’s forefathers and ancestors to be present and bless the occasion and the bride and groom. The bride’s parents sow nine different grains in clay pots filled with soil. The grains represent the following: wheat (sun), rice (moon), toot (Mars), mung (mercury), chickpeas (Jupiter), black eye white peas (Venus), sesame (Saturn), Urad (Rahu), lentils (Ketu). Grains and cotton seeds represent the forefathers, with rice patty with husk representing planet Earth. The grains sprout within a ...