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Sindoor is more than a red-colored cosmetic. It symbolizes a ritual. A Hinduism tradition! Our crew went down to the streets, where they found a merchant selling traditional and homemade Sindoor. Along this video, you’ll be able to see the process within the making of this amazing and traditional powder. Weighting the grains, grinding, sieving in size, packing the final product and selling it to the consumer. See it all! Made up of vermilion (a red-colored powder), Sindoor is also known as kumkum or sindur. It is applied as a red streak along the parting of a woman’s hair and symbolizes matrimony within Hindu communities. Married women traditionally wear it as a visible expression of their desire for their husbands' longevity. Therefore, ceasing to wear it usually implies widowhood. In tr
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