Re: REQUEST : Significance of mangalasutra(taali)

Posted By Mani Varadarajan (mani@be.com)
12 Mar 1997 11:41:36 -0800

Global Hindu Electronic Network <ghen@netcom.com> writes:
> 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.

I apologize for the error. I was not aware of this custom
being prevalent in western India. Am I correct in saying
that it is foreign to northern and eastern India, however?
I am certain there is no Veda mantra that accompanies the
tying of the mAngalya.

Mani
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