These 4 deep secrets are hidden behind applying turmeric to the bride and groom in marriage, not just for whiteness:

News India Live, Digital Desk: Indian Wedding Rituals: Indian weddings are a beautiful combination of rituals, colors and celebrations and one of these is the most fun and ritual of ‘turmeric ritual’. You must have seen in films or in real weddings that just one or two days before the wedding, the groom and the bride are put together on their family members. This ritual is filled with laughter and dancing. But have you ever wondered what is the real reason behind this yellow poison? After all, why have our elders have been giving so much importance to this ritual for years?

This is not just a ritual, but is hidden behind it, deep scientific and religious reasons, which are related to both beauty and good luck. Let’s expose this yellow secret today.

Natural secret of beauty: scientific reason

Our ancestors were no less than today’s beauty experts. They knew that turmeric is not less than a boon for beauty.

1. For fair and glowing skin: Turmeric contains an element called ‘curcumin’, which reduces the skin tone by reducing the melanin pigment of the skin. It acts like a natural bleach, due to which the bride and groom’s face looks bright and shiny on the wedding day.
2. Say dead skin bye-bye: Turmeric is an excellent exfoliate. When it is mixed with things like gram flour, sandalwood and milk and applied on the body, it removes the dead skin and makes the skin soft and smooth.
3. Pimples and stains holiday: Turmeric has anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory properties. Pimple or acne often falls on the face under the stress of wedding preparations. Turmeric helps in keeping these problems away.
4. Wound healing ‘antiseptic’: Turmeric is a natural antiseptic. If there is a small injury or scratch in the runaway of wedding rituals, then turmeric protects it from infection and helps in healing the wound quickly.

The armor of good luck and security: religious and traditional reasons

The importance of turmeric ritual is not limited to beauty only. It also has a deep spiritual and traditional significance.

1. Protect the eye defect: Yellow color is considered very auspicious in Indian culture. This color is a symbol of good luck and prosperity. It is believed that before marriage, there is the highest threat to the bride and groom. Applying turmeric in a way makes a safety shield around them, which protects them from all kinds of negative energy and eye defects. That is why after the ritual of turmeric, the bride and groom are not allowed to get out of the house.
2. Auspicious start of new life: Lord Vishnu is very dear to yellow color and by his grace, Manglik works like marriage are completed. The bride and groom are given the blessings of God in a way by applying turmeric, so that their coming married life is full of happiness.
3. Remove stress: Turmeric also has such properties, which help to calm the brain and reduce stress. Its smell and touch reduces the nervousness of marriage and makes the bride and groom feel relaxed.

So next time you go to someone’s turmeric ceremony, remember that it is not just a chance to sing and have fun, but it is a deep and beautiful tradition that is woven with threads of science, faith and love.