durba sengupta Reward Points : 5200 Member Since : Saturday, March 14, 2009
Can anybody tell me how this ritual of smearing vermillion on forehead of married woman came to the Hindu society?
Posted On : 3/23/2009 4:14:13 AM
Priyangana Laha Reward Points : 18600 Member Since : Saturday, March 14, 2009
Well, i dont know about the authenticity about my story, but, this is definitely one of the significant legends for Hindu women smearing vermillion on their forehead. It is said that Prithviraj Chauhan, while galloping with his stallion to sweep away Sanjukta, his lady love had wished to make a mark on the then society and on his woman that he had actually had the right to possess his woman under any circumstance. As such, in order to prove his point of view to be much strong and holding confidence, Prithviraj had actually struck Sanjukta s middle of the forehead with a stone for blood to ooze out. During those days the Rajput clan was one of mental and physical prowess, comprehending heroic principles about both war and women. As such, that blood mark on Sanjukta s forehead by her knight Prithviraj Chauhan, was maintained in the subsequent Hindu society, with women keeping with the tradition to put on anything bearing the colour red on their forehead, as a sign of marriage and respect for husband.
Posted On : 3/23/2009 4:32:03 AM
Mona Mehta Reward Points : 19900 Member Since : Friday, January 09, 2009
The tradition of wearing sindoor or vermilion by Indian women dates back to 5,000 years. The use of sindoor has also been mentioned in the Puranas, Lalitha Sahasranamam and Soundarya Laharis. In the famous epic Mahabharata, Draupadi, the wife of the Pandavas, is believed to have wiped her sindoor in disgust and despair at the happenings in Hastinapur. There is a mythological explanation of the tradition of wearing vermilion/sindoor by married women. It has been explained with the help of mythology. According to the scholars, red is the color of power and vermilion represents the female energy of Sati and Parvati. Sati is considered an ideal Hindu wife because she gave her life for her husband s honor. Hindus believe that Goddess Parvati grants Akhand Soubhagya lifelong good fortune to all the females who wear sindoor in their hair parting.
History Of Smearing Vermillion On Forehead
