Sumangali dosha

Sumangali Pooja is conducted in the remembrance of elderly women who passed away when their husband was still alive. It is observed that the ancestors also participate in this pooja. Mostly this pooja is performed by all the ladies in the family. 

The process of this pooja involves invoking the blessings of the departed souls. The Sumangali women in the family call the other Sumangali women nearby or friends and distribute the sumangali kit and a new saree to each sumangali invited. Then the pooja for the ancestral women is performed.