Originally posted by: shruti.nil
the managl sutra and the sinddor things were incorporated during adi shankarachryas time.. definitely not then
but then Devi Maa is offered a Mangal Sutra and Sindoor in her Pooja(atleast in Sarasawts we do,dont know about other parts of India),its always given to her,hence if they hadnt shown it certain sections might have been confused!regarding the finding the ring thing-thats a modern inventionbut considering they created a utpatang time machine this isnt much of thier creativity
All south indian goddess have mangalsutra or thirumangalyam .. and the center parting in the hair filled with kum kum / sindoor in the north.
If u have been to Balaji tirupathi mandir. during the kalyanotsavam u can see the most beautiful mangalsutra.
If u visit the Madurai Meenakashi temple there too u can see the "THALI" around the goddess neck.