[Raj_Copi_Jin]

A wet cloth is considered as dry if it is wrung seven times ("உதறுதல்"" is the tamil word. I am at a loss to get the right equivalent in English to this word. May be like writer Sujatha used to say, this word is similar to the tamil word "விளாவுதல்" in so far as both words have no English equal). Elders who used to go to river in villages for bath in the early morning, would wash their clothes too and then wear the same after wringing it seven times and proceed to do all subha karmas on the way home. இதைத்தான் "மேலையார் செய்வனகள்" என்று ஆண்டாள் கூறினாள் போலும்.

I hope this helps.

Cheers.