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Grindmill songs of Maharashtra — Song #43142 by Shinde Sushila

Village: म्हाळंगी - Mahalangi


G:XIX-1.1k (G19-01-01k) - Wife with a living husband / Kuṅku / Kuṅku considered as make-up

For a married woman, kunku* has a very special value. Nobody can have a right on her Kunku*, her husband, which is a matter of pride, her status, her position in the society which she loves to display openly. Ornaments, clothes can be exchanged among friends and family. But her husband belongs only to her. Hence, for her, kunku* is the most important ornaments Some women cover their gold ornaments behind the end of the sari, which also implies that they like to hide some facts but, the woman proud of her kunku* is transparent. She doesn’t want to hide anything.
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शिंदे सुशीला - Shinde Sushila
शेजी लेण लेती झाकूनी चंद्रहार
माह्या कपाळीचं कुकू उघडा शिणगार
śējī lēṇa lētī jhākūnī candrahāra
māhyā kapāḷīcaṁ kukū ughaḍā śiṇagāra
Neighbour woman wears a chandrahar* but it remains hidden (behind the end of her sari)
Kunku* on my forehead is my visible ornament
▷ (शेजी)(लेण)(लेती)(झाकूनी)(चंद्रहार)
▷ (माह्या)(कपाळीचं) kunku (उघडा) covered
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chandraharNecklace made of bits of gold
kunkuA red spot applied on the forehead by married women whose husband is alive as a mark of good fortune. This powder is also applied to God as a part of worship. It is prepared from turmeric, lemon juice, alum etc.

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