By Hindu tradition, Women are supposed to wear Sindoor to show their marital status. It symbolize that woman is married. We follow the norms and protocol of society blindly without knowing the facts. Today I will discuss one fact about Sindoor “ What is the significance of Sindoor?”
In ancient times, women used to apply the sindoor with their hair part line. It symbolize their marital status as well as application of sindoor by married women carries physiological significance too.
This is so because Sindoor is prepared by mixing turmeric-lime and the metal mercury. Due to its intrinsic properties, mercury, besides controlling blood pressure also activates sexual drive. This also explains why Sindoor is prohibited for the widows.
Sindoor should be applied right upto the pituitary gland where all our feelings are centered. Pituitary gland is located at the centre of brain which controls many harmons.
Coming to modern era, we have forgotten the purpose of application of sindoor. What we have just remembered is connection Sindoor to Marital status.
Moreover, Now a days Sindoor is not just composition of turmeric-lime and the mercury, it has lead also which is toxic in nature. So application of sindoor doesn’t suffice the purpose for which this norm was created. Women now a days doesn’t apply it upto the Pituitary gland. So, it doesn’t regulate any harmon it just symbolized marital status only.
So, Next time when you apply Sindoor, Think why you are applying it.
~Jyoti Yadav
Jyoti 