Re: REQUEST : Significance of mangalasutra(taali)

Posted By Global Hindu Electronic Network (ghen@netcom.com)
Wed, 12 Mar 1997 05:38:08 -0800 (PST)

On 11 Mar 1997, Mani Varadarajan wrote:

>
> The wearing of the mAngalya or mangala-sutra is entirely a
> south Indian practice, foreign to both the Vedas and north Indian
> custom.
>

This statement is not entirely correct.

Women from Gujarat and Maharashtra (Western states of Bharat (India))
do wear mangal sutra. Wearing a mangal sutra is also part of the wedding
ceremony in these two states.

regards,

ajay shah
ajay@mercury.aichem.arizona.edu

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