a married woman wears her ring on her ring finger.
where does a married woman wear her ring?
ring finger
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the married hindu women in different parts of india follow different customs. mostly sindoor, mangalsutra and bangles are considered as signs of a married woman. in some places, in especially eastern india, instead of mangalsutra they put only vermilion on the hair parting, wear a pair of conch bangles (shankha), red bangles (pala) and an iron bangle on the left hand (loha) while their husband is alive. in southern india, a married woman may wear a necklace with a distinctive pendant called a thali and silver toe-rings. both are put on her by the husband during the wedding ceremony. the pendant on the thali is custom-made and its design is different from family to family. apart from this, the married woman also wears a red vermilion (sindhoor) dot on her forehead called kumkum and (whenever possible) flowers in her hair and bangles. in medieval times a married woman used to be encouraged to give up all of these when her husband died. this is no longer the practice in many progressive communities any more. in the kashmiri tradition, women wear a small gold chain (with a small gold hexagonal bead hanging from the chain) through their upper ear which is a sign of being married. the married woman in kumaon uttarakhand wear a yellow cloth called pichoda. at the actual wedding, hindu brides wear bright colored outfits. a red sari or lengha, is usually what the bride wears, she may even choose to wear more than one outfit. the first one is the one she comes to the ceremony wearing from her family, and the second one she gets to change into half-way through the ceremony, which is given to her by her husband and his family.
marriage in hinduism