Sindoor in Hinduism: In Pahalgam In response to the terrorist attack, the Indian armed forces took action and carried out air strikes in Pakistan and PoK. This operation is named ‘Operation Sindoor’. This red vermilion has very special significance in Hinduism. Do you know what is the importance of vermilion and why married women apply vermilion in cannabis?
On 22 April, there was a terrorist attack in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir. In which 26 people lost their lives. Many women lost their husbands in this attack. Now the Indian armed forces have retaliated and carried out air strikes in Pakistan and PoK. This operation is named ‘Operation Sindoor’. Sindoor has special significance in Hinduism. Married women definitely put vermilion in cannabis. Sindoor is one of the sixteen adornments of women. So let’s know what is the importance of vermilion in Hinduism.
In Hinduism, vermilion is considered a symbol of marital happiness. In such a situation, every married woman must apply vermilion of her husband’s name at the time of her marriage. It is believed that by applying vermilion in demand, the married life of a woman is happy. Also, this vermilion helps to protect the husband from any kind of trouble. It is said that the reason for married women to apply vermilion is that it brings happiness and peace in the house and strengthens the relationship between husband and wife. It is believed that the tradition of applying vermilion to the hair, which has been going on since ancient times, is to keep the marital life stable.
According to legend, when married women put vermilion in their bangles, Goddess Parvati protects them. In addition, she protects her husband from troubles. Putting red vermilion in Hinduism also has special significance. This color is considered a symbol of auspiciousness and good luck. Married women apply red vermilion in their bangles so that their marital life is happy and their husband’s age is long. Applying vermilion by married women spreads positive energy and negative energy stays away from their husband’s life. It is said that vermilion not only protects the husband but is also a symbol of auspiciousness for women.
The practice of applying vermilion is also mentioned in the Ramayana period. It is believed that Mata Sita also used to mix vermilion in cannabis. When Hanumanji asked Mother Sita, why do you apply this vermilion? On this, Goddess Janaki said that this makes Lord Rama happy and the body remains healthy and the person’s age also increases. There is also a belief in relation to vermilion that if the wife applies a long vermilion in the middle, then her husband does not die prematurely. This helps in protecting the husband from troubles.
According to mythology, Sindoor is considered a symbol of honor of Goddess Lakshmi. Goddess Lakshmi lives on this earth at five places. The first of these is Sricha Bhangat, where women apply vermilion after marriage. By doing this, the relationship between husband and wife is always strong and there is happiness and prosperity in the house. That is why women are considered as the form of Goddess. Applying vermilion also increases the beauty of married women. It is believed that the red vermilion also contains the energy of Mother Sati and Mother Parvati.
