Grindmill songs of Maharashtra — Song #95738 by Shirdhone Manorama

Village: महातपूर - Mahatpur

G:XIX-1.1a (G19-01-01a) - Wife with a living husband / Kuṅku / Purchasing kuṅku

Cross-references:

A:II-3.2f (A02-03-02f) - Constraints on behaviour / Prohibitions and strictures / Respect kuṅku and its box

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शिरढोणे मनोरमा - Shirdhone Manorama

लाल पिंजर्याच कुंकू झड्यान विकतो
गवळण बाई आईबापन पोकत
lāla piñjaryāca kuṅkū jhaḍyāna vikatō
gavaḷaṇa bāī āībāpana pōkata

✎ Red kunku* powder is sold by heaps
Mother and father are bearing the burden of daughter’s marriage
▷ (लाल)(पिंजर्याच) kunku (झड्यान)(विकतो)
▷ (गवळण) woman (आईबापन)(पोकत)

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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.

Sections of semantic classes:

Purchasing kuṅku

Project ♪♪ सांगते बाई तुला - Sāṅgatē bāī tulā - I tell you woman! ♪♪

Grindmill songs of Maharashtra — Song #95738 by Shirdhone Manorama

G:XIX-1.1a (G19-01-01a) - Wife with a living husband / Kuṅku / Purchasing kuṅku