Sindoor Dan Symbolism - Page 2

Shruthi, Sindoor either on the partition of the hair or between the eyebrows or slightly above the brows and in the center of the forehead are the symbols of a married woman. South Indian women normally wear the red Kumkum (made of turmeric and herbs) in between the brows where the energy center lies which is responsible for abilities like " Knowledge, Awareness, Intelligence and Intutions". Off late though many of us wear sindoor on the partition, its not customary for us but wearing the powder Kumkum is a must a married lady along with mangalsutra (gold chain with Black beads & coral) and silver toe rings, nose ring and flowers in her hair. these 5 will be part of her (married woman) 24 x7 and removing them is a bad omen.

Thanks Jaya for talking more about Sindoor and its importance on the point between brows. Today we wear sticker bindis and as you rightly said sindoor is worn on the partition of hair.

Sorry for barged in ...but along with another thing about KK I have notice , she removed her all bangles n other jwelery...as per Bengali Custom after our wedding we can't remove all bangles..like we wore Sakha ( made by white conch ) Pala ( one type of Bangle ) n Noya...( made by Iron n has some design ) n this three u can't remove or move n make ur hand fully bare..even if u have to for some reason then make a tied with ur saree pallu something at ur wrist like bangle...till u will wear this again...this all druing husband alive ..but once its removing its bad omen n ...there they have shown KK removed this all...its another the future...

@ Krishna, even here in south or I will say In Karnataka, glass bangles are to be worn by married woman even if they can afford Golden bangles and it is said that the glass bangles are not be broken and the hair shall not be let loose, it has to be tied always. Here Kaikeyi had let loose her hair, thrashed her flowers which she had worn and removed all bangles and chai (including mangalsutra and sindoor was wiped half and she was the symbol of what befalls on her in immediate future.

In our community Maharashtra we have green glass bangles...

Originally posted by: varaali

Sindoor application / mangala sutra / any other symbols at the time of the wedding ceremony are later- day adaptations - hardly more than 1000 yrs old.

None of these are ever mentioned in any Vedic scriptures.

Because the question usually asked is why only the women have to wear symbols of marriage - why not men ?

The Vedic rituals only require the man and woman to take the saptapadi. That's all.

In fact it the groom who will have to wear a thicker yagnopavita - to mark his transition from a brahmacharya to a grihasta . No such incumbency on the women.

That's to the extent to which women have been given equality in the Vedic scriptures.

It was amusing to read about CVs making Vasishtha give a non existing bogus explanation.

The seemantha (parting of the hair) is given importance before / during early stages of pregnancy to enable the prana shakti to descend through the chakras into the womb which will nourish the unborn child . This ceremony is called the seemanthonaya ( raising of the seemantha) and is one of the sixteen obligatory samskaras

The Vasishtha of this serial - for all the cock and bull explanation he contrives- deserves to kicked out of Ayodhya and banished to JNU (or whatever was its equivalent in the Treta Yuga)

yes even we have to wear Green in wedding and that continues from then on. And during gauri pooja, w were given black glass bangles as a token of Gauri maa's blessings and we have to wear them along with green bangles. even the other married ladies present in that congregation will be presented with those bangles. After the rituals the women are allowed to wear Green and red glass bangles and even now, even though we don't wear them on daily basis, during festivals and other pooja's it is must for a married lady to wear glass bangles.

@jaya what a nice way to tell one's condition without actually telling anything. No wonder our culture is so rich and with everything there is a very deep meaning.

Yes Sruti there is Pavithra kattu..I did not remeber of that as I have no knowledge of that..Lol I have attended man marriages just for having food😆Feeling so silly..