Sindoor

Sindoor or sindura is a traditional vermilion red or orange-red cosmetic powder from the Indian subcontinent. thumb|Bride with sindoor in hair-parting. __NOTOC__ From Hindu texts Quotes [A female figurine from the Indus valley civilization has hair which] is painted black and parted in the middle of the forehead, with traces of red pigment in the part. This form of ornamentation may be the origin of the later Hindu tradition where a married woman wears a Streak of vermilion or powdered cinnabar (sindur) in the part of her hair. Ancient cities of the Indus valley civilization by Kenoyer, Jonathan M You should not be taken aback if you find that the practice of applying sindura (vermilion) to the simanta/manga partition of the hair on the head) by Hindu womenfolk is rooted back in the Harappan Civilization itself. Preface in, Lal, B. B. (2002). The Sarasvatī flows on : the continuity of Indian culture. Aryan Books International. External links Category:Hinduism