Tuesday, July 27, 2010

What is Mangalsutra?

What is Mangalsutra?

Women in difference religion described themselves as married with different signs. In catholic, women wear rings in the third finger of their left hand. So in the same way, women in Hindu wear Mangalsutra to present themselves as the married women.

Mangalsutra is worn by Indian women in the form of yellow thread, gold chain or as a black thread. Every caste names Mangalsutra in different name. In Telugu, it is called as thaaly, in Tamil mangalyam. But as most of women go to work the use of Mangalsutra is reducing and instead of it women wear locket or chain with her husband’s name on it which Keralite women wear after their marriage.
Mangalsutra is the most valuable ornament which the women wear after her marriage. It is a proof that she is married but when her husband dies she has to remove it for forever. It is believed that Mangalsutra is not just ordinary ornament of her marriage but is the divine power that she wears in her neck and to save her husband from all form of evil. A woman who wears this ornament feels very superstitious, as they believe that breaking of Mangalsutra is not good sign for their husband.

Mangalsutra is tied by the husband at time of marriage which makes them legally and eternally. Mangalsutra depicts the union of both husband and wife. Magalsutra holds a very important role in married life.

Now days, mangalsutra has become the fashion statement. There are now some fashionable Mangalsutra which various designs and ornament which women like to wear. This fashion has come from TV serials where women wear some fashionable mangalsutra and has inspired women to wear such type of mangalsutra. This shows that even the mangalsutra is spared by the change of fashion.

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