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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]
Sindoor Daan is a significant ritual in a traditional Bengali wedding, marking the official union of the bride and groom. During this ceremony at the Chadnatala (wedding altar), the groom applies sindoor (vermilion) to the bride’s hair parting using a konke (traditional rice measuring utensil), signifying her transition into married life.
The household is important during the marriage ritual because it is the center of the concept of mandala; the Chhetri's homes are considered to be domestic mandalas and so have roles as householders. The act of marriage brings men and women into the householder role.
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After this the groom applies Sindoor (vermilion) to the girl's hair partition and the Mangalsutra Rasam takes place where the groom ties a beaded necklace i.e. a mangalsutra to the girl's neck. When all these rituals are over, the couple gets up to touch the feet of all the elder members in the family and seek their blessings for a happily ...
It is the marriage performed after a non-consenting maiden is seized by force or abducted by a man. When such a maiden is abducted, she is described to weep as her relatives are assaulted and slain, and their house is wrecked. The marriage is then celebrated in the absence of the father of the bride by the family of her abductor.
In the past, the age of marriage was young, often childhood or early teenage. [14] The average age of marriage for women in India has been increased to 21 years, according to the 2011 Census of India. [15] In 2009, about 7% of women got married before the age of 18. [16] Arranged marriages have long been the norm in Indian society.
In Mahabharata, one of two major epics of Hindus, Rishi Kanva, the foster father of Shakuntala, recommends Gandharva marriage with the statement “The marriage of a desiring woman with a desiring man, without religious ceremonies, is the best marriage.” [9] Elsewhere in Mahabharata (iii:190.36), the epic says “No man any longer asks for ...