Viradham or Vratham means "a vow" and the parents, in this case, take a vow that everything in the marriage goes well. They conduct a puja, or ceremony by fasting for part of the day, until the ceremony is complete.
According to Priti: "Viradham - not for any god specifically, it is when you are re-born and your parents whisper your name again into your ear ("naming ceremony" where you are born fresh again, and they tie the raksha to ward off evil)"
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