The ceremonies, sacred fire, the feras* ( part of hindu wedding), tears of mixed joy at the farewell and the new faces in the his home – all seemed a dream to her till she sat in front of the mirror to get dressed next morning and saw the box of vermilion – sacred mark of her marriage.
Written for Z to A challenge
the realization for a newlywed is surprising I think.. nice take on V, Nimue.
sindur- it means so much to hindus.
Happy deepawali! May light, happiness and wealth shower down on your world and stay.
it indeed means so much for a married women.
Wonderfully written
awesome….
Beautifully put.
Quita an interesting cutural peek. Nice 55!
thanks for a glimpse on indian culture!
Lovely poem about your culture.
I love cultural and ethnic inspiration.
You Rocked this 55 Lady Nimue..
Thank You so much for playing today,
and please have a Kick Ass week-End…G
Nice look at some of your culture’s wedding traditions. Thank you.
That is such a reminder indeed!
Oh, we also have that here, we call it in our native dialect “aras”…
Nice sharing it…