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well...during my earlier visits to the forum i have read many posts based on social issues n various problems in india...i got to know something recently which is very much a part of our culture n tradition n i was shocked hearing itđ˛
well...in old times and even now married women in india are supposed to wear sindoor as it has many significances...but i came to know the real reason why sindoor is worn...it is made up of iron (ferric or ferrous im nt sure ) oxide which is a slow poison...n the maang or the place where it is actually applied is the most sensitive part of our brain...so it is worn so that over a period it seeps into the brides brain n poisons it so that the bride dies before her hubby
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well as one of th forum members shared that nowadays it is made up of diff natural substances which are nt harmful but at the same time as per what i heard the original reason why women were supposed to wear still was this only...n ya may be it doesnt seep into the brain bec of the diff protective layers but it was a slow poision n did effect our brain...well im glad that this has been changed n the modern sindoor is nt made of poisnous stuff
ps:this was told to me by my friend n then i checked about it on the net n found that it was true...but even then if any body knows any other fact or if they know some other reason n this reason is incorrect pls do share
pss:please do not take any offence...im not critisisng any particular culture, i just came across a fact n thought of sharing it since i found it very relevant
