Be it everyday worship in the home temple, or the elaborate yagya and hawans at home, the Kalawa is tied by a head priest or an elder person of the family. Whenever there are pujas at home or a temple, there are sanskars or rituals like ‘Naamkaran’, Abhishekam rituals, Janeu ritual, marriage, or the likes, a thread is tied on people’s wrists.
Even on festivals like Raksha bandhan, Navratri, etc, before the Puja takes place a thread is tied around the hand.
The priest chants Vedic mantras and then ties the thread on the hand, and then people take blessings from the priest by touching their feet or bowing in front of them.
