mangala-sutra (mangalya-sutra)
(mangala-sūtra (mā ṅgalya-sūtra))
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The auspicious string worn by the bride at her wedding |
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The auspicious string worn by the bride at her wedding. In the South it is called a tāli. A married woman prizes it more than any other ornament and is divested of it only on the death of her husband |
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