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London wedding image showing traditional vermilion red colored cosmetic powder, usually kum kum, and the bride

London wedding image showing traditional vermilion red colored cosmetic powder, usually kum kum, and the bride
London Elopement Photography, UK | a traditional vermilion red colored cosmetic powder (usually kum kum)
Image Location: 
Bride's family home, London

Sindoor is a traditional vermilion red colored cosmetic powder (usually kum kum). It is the mark of a married woman in Hinduism. The sindoor is first applied on the parting of bride's hair by her husband on the day of her wedding.

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