What is meant by Solhah Singaarr?

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india9

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Posted: 19 years ago

What does it mean? 😕

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punirag

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Posted: 19 years ago

1...oiling ur hair
2...henna/mehndi
3...surma/kaajal
4...flowers in hair
5...chooriyaan/bangles
6...necklace/guluband
7...dandaasa....(it served 2 purposes....cleaning teeth ..n a pale orangish colour on ur lips as a lipstick)
8...nose pin/ring
9...ear rings
10...pazaib/anklet
11...ubtan
12...perfume
13...tikka/bindee
14...ghaza/blush on
15...jhoomer
16...garments

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india9

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Posted: 19 years ago

Originally posted by: punirag
1...oiling ur hair
2...henna/mehndi
3...surma/kaajal
4...flowers in hair
5...chooriyaan/bangles
6...necklace/guluband
7...dandaasa....(it served 2 purposes....cleaning teeth ..n a pale orangish colour on ur lips as a lipstick)
8...nose pin/ring
9...ear rings
10...pazaib/anklet
11...ubtan
12...perfume
13...tikka/bindee
14...ghaza/blush on
15...jhoomer
16...garments

thanks 😃 i understand that solhah means 16 but what about singaar? How is it translated into English?

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Eyez

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Posted: 19 years ago

thanx 4 telling us bot this i my self some times wondered wat it ment thanx 😊..but wat does singaar mean?

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timepasskar

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Posted: 19 years ago

It means dressing up....in Hindi...basically it means that married woman dress up with jewellery and stuff do solahh singaar ........

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honey_06

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Posted: 19 years ago

hei thanks for listing the 16 items....

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Tas

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Posted: 19 years ago

thanks for the list....i knew what it meant but didnt know what it constituted of. But i still dont understand how the title is relevant 😕

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timepasskar

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Posted: 19 years ago

OK I am going to take a shot at understanding the title....Solah singaar is done by married women in India and Widows are supposed to stay away from it so the title reflects the story of the widow in a regressive society. Meera is supposed to bring solah singaar back into Alaka's life......