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What (who) is kumkum - definition
KUMKUM IS A RED COLOUR POWDER USED FOR SOCIAL AND RELIGIOUS MARKINGS IN INDIA
Kunkumam; Kumkum; Kungumam
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kumkum
['k?mk?m]
¦ noun a red pigment used by Hindu women to make a mark on the forehead.
Origin
Hindi kumkuma, from Sanskrit kugkuma 'saffron'.
Kumkuma
Kumkuma is a powder used for social and religious markings in India. It is made from turmeric or any other local materials.
Haldi Kumkum
INDIAN CEREMONY
Haldi Kumkum, or the Haldi Kumkum ceremony, is a social gathering in India in which married women exchange haldi (turmeric) and kumkum (vermilion powder), as a symbol of their married status and wishing for their husbands' long lives.
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Kumkuma
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Kumkuma is a powder used for social and religious markings in India. It is made from turmeric or any other local materials. The turmeric is dried and powdered with a bit of slaked lime, which turns the rich yellow powder into a red color.
In India, it is known by many names including kuṅkumam (Sanskrit कुङ्कुमम्, Tamil குங்குமம், and Malayalam കുങ്കുമം), kumkuma (Telugu కుంకుమ), kukum (Konkani कुकूम्), kanku (Marathi कुंकू and Gujarati કંકુ), kumkum (Bengali কুমকুম and Hindi कुमकुम), and kunkuma (Kannada ಕುಂಕುಮ).
Examples of use of kumkum
1. In what is being seen as a pre–nuptial ceremony, Abhishek and Aishwarya performed ‘parikarama’ (circumambulation) of the deity and also performed the ‘Bhagwati Pooja’. The two were alone in the sanctum sanctorum of the temple and they accepted the ‘kumkum’ given to them as ‘prasad’. Abhishek applied kumkum‘ on Aishwarya‘s forehead and also applied some on his own forehead.
2. Abdul–Qadir Mirzai, chief news editor for the private television station Ariana, told RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan that Ariana has had to stop airing "Kumkum," a popular Indian soap opera. «The Ministry of Information and Culture –– for the second time –– sent an official letter to Ariana television demanding the station refrain from airing the ‘Kumkum’ drama,» he said.
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