enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Sindoor - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sindoor

    Sindoor daan in Bengali Hindu wedding [1]. Sindoor (Sanskrit: सिन्दूर, IAST: sindūra) or sindura [2] is a traditional vermilion red or orange-red cosmetic powder from the South Asia, usually worn by married women along the part of their hairline. [3]

  3. Alta (dye) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alta_(dye)

    A ceremony welcoming the newly wed bride to her new home, with the feet dipped in a mixture of milk and alta. Alta has great cultural significance in Bengali and Odia culture [11] [12] [3] Regardless of religious beliefs, women traditionally adorn their hands and feet with alta for marriage [13] [7] and cultural festivals like Pohela Baishakh, Pohela Falgun and others.

  4. 108 (number) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/108_(number)

    The other Gōjū-ryū kata, Sanseru (meaning "36") and Seipai ("18") are factors of the number 108. [7] The 108 moves of the Yang Taijiquan long form and 108 moves in the Wing Chun wooden dummy form, taught by Ip Man, are noted in this regard. [10] The Eagle Claw Kung Fu style has a form known as the 108 Locking Hand Techniques. [15]

  5. Kautuka - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kautuka

    A Hindu Bride holding a kalasha. A red colored kautuka is visible on the neck of the vessel. A pratisara or kautuka serves a ritual role in Hinduism, and is tied by the priest or oldest family member on the wrist of a devotee, patron, loved one or around items such as kalasha or lota (vessel) for a rite-of-passage or yajna ritual.

  6. Urdhva Pundra - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urdhva_Pundra

    The women of the Sri Vaishnava tradition, especially the ones who hail from the Iyengar community, wear a different tilaka from the men. The red line that represents Lakshmi is worn prominently upon the length of their forehead to highlight their femininity, adorned with a miniature white curvature at the base of the design.

  7. Japamala - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japamala

    In another reckoning, 108 is the number of possible dharmas or phenomena. In East Asian Buddhism, 108 can also represent 108 meditations, or the Buddhist 108 deities in the Diamond Realm Mandala. [2] Despite the varying explanations for the use of this number, the number itself has been kept consistent over centuries of practice. [4]

  8. Bindi - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bindi

    Hindu woman in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh wearing a bindi. A bindi (from Sanskrit bindú meaning "point, drop, dot or small particle") [1] [2] is a coloured dot or, in modern times, a sticker worn on the centre of the forehead, originally by Hindus, Jains and Buddhists from the Indian subcontinent.

  9. Aranjanam - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aranjanam

    Aranjanam are common among women and men in south India. A traditional practice being followed even today by many women and men, it is believed wearing Aranjanam protects against negative energy. [ 3 ] In Kerala , almost all newborns irrespective of the religious affiliation get a waist chain.