Sacred Turmeric

Traditional -

•Haldi is a commonly known name in every household.

• No Celebration or auspicious function begins without haldi (turmeric) or kum-kum (kungumam).

•  In pujas manjal is used.

•When we exchange a horoscope for marriage purposes or during preparation manjal powder is applied in corners and centre.

• Account books are normally having marks of turmeric application.

•Front doors in many houses are provided with a mark of turmeric and kumkum. 

•Aged women now too use during bath to apply turmeric paste on the face and wash. It was a practice for married women to use turmeric paste during bath every day for many years.

•Added with sunnambu/lime powder is used for aarathi.

•The bridegroom ties a thread called the mangalsutra which has been dipped in turmeric paste around the brides’ neck.

• The bride and groom also apply a paste of sandal and turmeric on themselves before the ceremon. This is an act of purification and cleansing. 

• Rice mixed with turmeric is showered on the newly married couple.

Auspicious

•Abhishekam is done with turmeric powder mixed in water in Devi temples. if at all any poisonous material form due to different abhisekams in random, any poisonous effect formed would be removed. 

•On naga deities turmeric powder is put on them as offering and to cool them. Prasadam too is called Manjalprasadam.

•Sumangalies are offered on their visit to other houses as a gesture, kumkum and manjal. If they come as guests, in addition saree or blouse bits are also offered.

•It is considered to be a symbol of purity and prosperity and is also considered to improve fertility.

•Clothes are dyed in Turmeric and worn by priests during religious functions like marriages and important festivals.

• In olden days the women after their puberty used to take turmeric for their face and also will keep kumkum in between the two eyebrows . This is not only a system of culture but there is a science beneath the system. When she is applied with turmeric her hormones get balanced.

•When a women have kumkum in between two eyebrows her kundalini power gets activated because of the pressure given in between the two eyebrows while keeping kumkum. while the kundalini power gets activated her brain gets sharpen so she can able to understand the husbands reaction from their face itself.
It is a one type of meditation.

Subtle

•Each and every one of us emit brain wave and The wavelength differs from person to person.

•And to regularize the wave length Hindu women used to apply kungumam ( kum kum) made out of pure turmeric.

•Also It is very difficult to hypnotize or mesmerize a person who applies Turmeric spot regularly in one's fore head.

•In addition to this, the benefit of regularizing ones own brain wave length is activated for those apply it regularly.

• The Sri Vaisnava Brahmins from South India applies turmeric paste in a vertical line in their fore head. It is believed that this strengthens their brain wave length and also it avoids scattering wave and sends signals in a focused manner.

•Yogis and mystics, since time immemorial, have used colours for generating vital forces, calming the mind and even warding off evil spirits. The red colour in 'Kumkum' gives immunity against hypnosis.

•The area around the forehead is used by the hypnotist to generate forces that weaken the brain's resolve. 

Effect of sticker Bindi

The glue applied for sticking on the back of the bindis is made of artificial objects like paper, plastic etc. is Tama-dominant. The subtle effect of a bindi is as follows:

Raja-Tama-dominant frequencies in the atmosphere are attracted towards the glue behind the bindi.

These frequencies spread in the body of the woman wearing the bindi through the Ādnyā-chakra.

As a result, the strength of the Raja-Tama particles in the woman’s body increases.

By applying the bindi sticker continuously at one place, there is a higher risk of the negative energies creating a centre there.

•Spiritual experience: Awareness of circular sensation on the Ādnyā-chakra and feeling calm after beginning to apply kumkum. A circular vibrations on Ādnyā-chakra . The mind became very calm and face becomes sāttvik. By looking at the kumkum on the forehead, one experiences calm and cool frequencies in the eyes.

So requesting all the females who read this, to get back to the tradition of applying kumkum.

Can apply chandan and over that kumkum during summer and can apply turmeric and kumkum during winter.

This helps to maintain the heat in the body as well and at the subtle/sukshma level creates a lot of positive effects. 

Jaigurudev!