Haldi Kunku – Version 2.0
Haldi Kunku – Version 2.0 Being from a Maharashtrian family, I have seen the custom of celebrating Haldi Kunku ever since I was a little girl. My mother used to welcome SOUBHAGYAWATI's and offer them a vaan (a little token of gift) and apply Haldi Kunku on their forehead. Ladies exchanging haldi kunku is a symbol of their wedded status and a desire they make for the long lives of their better half. From a few years I am seeing that the number of ladies visiting my home for this function is increasing. May be on the grounds that my mother is making new companions is why we see this increase in number.Now this year I saw another advanced form to this function. I was so glad to see that my mother welcomed ladies from the Hindu religion as well as she ensured she welcomed ladies from different religions too either they were Muslims, Christians or from some other religion. Celebration of this ceremony was traditionally restricted only to married woman whose ...