Thursday, May 22, 2014

What Does Three Knots Of Indian Mangalsutra Signify?





 



A Hindu marriage is characterized by varied customs, Out of which wearing the sacred thread of Mangalsutra is one of them. It is no ordinary jewelry but it is regarded as symbol of love and benevolence offered to the bride at the time of her wedding. Usually the groom tie's this auspicious thread around the neck of the bride and it stands for the inseparable bond between the husband and wife. The bride adorns the Mangalsutra throughout her life as it boosts up the welfare of her husband as well as her family. Individuals who are about to get married tend to browse Indian mangalsutra latest design and best designs of jewellery online in India site.



Mangalsutra



The three knots of mangalsutra Signify three special features of married woman which include compliance to her husband, parents and her reverence to the omnipotent. Its a fortunate thread which is generally created on a gold pendant and it is stung from yellow thread with turmeric and cord of black beads are added. Its significance is even compared to wedding ring worn by westerner's. In few cultures, it is seen that the groom is trying the first knot and the rest two his sister ties. In Southern India, Mangalsutra is called thali or maangalyam.



Numerous designs of Mangalsutra is offered for sale. And the most popular design worn by Hindu brides is Lakshmi thali. Ramar or Pottu thaali are in vogue among Kannadigas and andhrarites Ela thali is another design which is prefered by Malayalees brides in India and kshatriya caste tamils are fond of Kumbha thaali design. Selecting the design of Mangalsutra is usually done by the families of the grooms as per their established customs. We find many brides of Gujarati as well as that of a Marwari Community often adorn white gold diamond pendant instead of gold. Mahastrian bides proactively wear Mangalsutra but Bengali, Assamese and Oriya community do not adorn traditional Mangalsutra. However, we find nowadays many married Bengali women are seen adorning Mangalsutra having gold pendant, considering them to be token of love from their husbands.



Mangalsutra



Mangalsutra is tied to the neck of the bride after Saat Phere when bride and groom sit together in front of holy fire and groom makes promise to his wife to stay together at all time throughout the course of life. Indian Bride are supposed to wear Mangalsutra till death of her husband and it is assumed to shield the wedding couple from any evil force. It has lot of significance in Indian wedding and it denotes unification between husband and wife. Women also prefer to adorn pearls hence they browse pearl jewelry design collection.

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