Grindmill songs of Maharashtra — Song #88462 by Yamgar Saru Sadashiv

Village: तळवडी - Talwadi

D:XII-4.2b (D12-04-02b) - Son, a man in society / Son’s marriage / Articles, requirements / String of flowers, beads worn on forehead

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यमघर सरु - Yamgar Saru Sadashiv

मोत्याच्या मंडवळ्या आवा आवईशा
श्याज भरती मावईशा
mōtyācyā maṇḍavaḷyā āvā āvīśā
śyāja bharatī māvīśā

✎ Pearl Mundavalya, hold them back a little
Your maternal aunts are applying a daub of kunku* on your forehead and putting Akshata* on it
▷ (मोत्याच्या)(मंडवळ्या)(आवा)(आवईशा)
▷ (श्याज)(भरती)(मावईशा)

pas de traduction en français

kunku	A 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.
Akshata	Rice grains mixed with a little kunku. They are thrown over the heads of the bride and bridegroom at the tie of marriage. They are also thrown over the head on festive occasions or stuck on the forehead as a mark of honour or blessing. They are also a part of the material for puja.

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String of flowers, beads worn on forehead

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Grindmill songs of Maharashtra — Song #88462 by Yamgar Saru Sadashiv

D:XII-4.2b (D12-04-02b) - Son, a man in society / Son’s marriage / Articles, requirements / String of flowers, beads worn on forehead