Random Musings: February 28, 2011 - Page 6

Originally posted by: amnaM

spardha it's more like my habit, don't get shocked😛
nice talking to you too..! have a great day!
Bye bye.. tc!

Originally posted by: amnaM

spardha, in your update profile option, click the signature tab, you can put you siggies and pics their, you can have any picture you like or want to keep as your signature

thanku soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much muahsss....😊

Originally posted by: darlunia

Amna...In Punjabi weddings, the bangles or "Chura" are first put on the bride during the pre-wedding rituals in the girl's house and continue to be worn for a while after marriage. I have heard of people wearing them, without removing it, for up to a year after. The bangles are to show newlywed status of the bride and are worn so she doesn't have to do housework. They are also supposed to bring safety and luck to the husband, the honeymoon lasts as long as they are still unbroken. They look like this...

Thank you! I was wondering the same thing. Now I'm confused as to why white is worn for a funeral, although Spardha did clear that up a little. And what the clay pot was used for. I am also confused as to why Priya wears Saris and Vidya does not. And why doesn't Vidya have her bangles on?

Lol Jaya and Naomi, I'd started watching this show for Gaurav-Vidya track and now it is so that I'm liking all other characters other than the duo. 😆 But as far as they give us good episodes and unpredictable parallel tracks, I can wait. 😃

Originally posted by: nbosted

Thank you! I was wondering the same thing. Now I'm confused as to why white is worn for a funeral, although Spardha did clear that up a little. And what the clay pot was used for. I am also confused as to why Priya wears Saris and Vidya does not. And why doesn't Vidya have her bangles on?

Hinduism

Death is not seen as the final "end", but is seen as a turning point in the seemingly endless journey of the indestructible "atman" or soul through innumerable bodies of animals and people. Hence Hinduism prohibits excessive mourning or lamentation upon death, as this can hinder the passage of the departed soul towards its journey ahead: "As mourners will not help the dead in this world, therefore (the relatives) should not weep, but perform the obsequies to the best of their power."

Hindu mourning is described in dharma shastras. It begins immediately after the cremation of the body and ends on the morning of the thirteenth day. Traditionally the body is cremated within 24 hours after death; however, cremations are not held after sunset or before sunrise. Immediately after the death, an oil lamp is lit near the deceased, and this lamp is kept burning for three days. Hinduism associates death with ritual impurity for the immediate blood family of the deceased, hence during these mourning days, the immediate blood family must not perform any religious ceremonies (except funerals), must not visit temples or other sacred places, must not serve the sages (holy men), must not give alms, must not read or recite from the sacred scriptures, nor can they attend social functions such as marriages, parties etc. The family of the deceased is not expected to serve any visiting guests food or drink. It is customary that the visiting guests do not eat or drink in the house where the death has occurred. The family in mourning are required to bathe twice a day, eat a single simple vegetarian meal and try to cope with their loss.

On the day on which the death has occurred, the family do not cook, hence usually close family and friends will provide food for the mourning family. White clothing (the colour of purity) is the colour of mourning, and many will wear white during the mourning period.

The male members of the family do not get their hair cut or shave, and the female members of the family do not wash their hair until the 10th day after the death. On the morning of the 10th day, all male members of the family are shaved and get their hair cut, and female members get their hair washed. This day is called Dasai or Daswan. After "Daswan", some vedic rituals are started. If the deceased was young and unmarried, the "Narayan Bali" is performed by the Pandits. The Mantras of "Bhairon Paath" are recited. This ritual is performed through the person who has given the Mukhagni (Ritual of giving fire to the dead body).

On the morning of the thirteenth day, a Shraddha ceremony is performed. The main ceremony involves a fire sacrifice, in which offerings are given to the ancestors and to gods, to ensure the deceased has a peaceful afterlife. Pind Sammelan is performed to ensure the involvement of the departed soul with that of God. Typically after the ceremony, the family cleans and washes all the idols in the family shrine; and flowers, fruits, water and purified food are offered to the gods. Then the family is ready to break the period of mourning and return to daily life.

The above text is all googled, i have no copyrights😆 And i don't know what it is in reality, so please correct this if its wrong, i'm not a hindu, so i don't know about there culture and system or whatever is there way.


The costume man of the show wants us to see variety of clothes wore by the women..(just my thought😆) As we see uttara wearing saari of a different style, devyani wearing in different style, Imli wearing those back dori ghagra cholis, so priya wearing those ultra glamorous saari's and vidya wearing the beautiful shalwar suits!
And On bangles i'm also confused, jaya cleared my question on the bangles! But why doesn't vidya wear them, she is also a newly wed.. Maybe the actor has got problem with wearing those heavy bangles.😆