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'''Haldi Kumkum''', or the '''Haldi Kumkum ceremony''', is a social gathering in India in which married women exchange ''haldi'' ([[turmeric]]) and ''[[kumkum]]'' ([[vermilion]] powder), as a symbol of their married status and wishing for their husbands' long lives.<ref>{{cite book |first=Sharmila |last=Rege |author-link=Sharmila Rege |title=Writing Caste, Writing Gender: Narrating Dalit Women's Testimonies. |publisher=Zubaan |year=2006 |page=148 |isbn=81-89013-01-7 }}</ref><br />
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The ceremony is particularly popular in the western Indian states of [[Maharashtra]], Karnataka, [[Gujarat]], [[Rajasthan]] and [[Goa]]. In Tamil Nadu, it is celebrated as Aadiperukku aka Aadi monsoon festival is a [[Hindu]] [[Tamil people|Tamil]] festival celebrated on the 18th day of the Tamil month of [[Tamil calendar|Adi]] (mid-July to mid-August). Married women invite friends, relatives and new acquaintances to meet in an atmosphere of merriment and fun. On such occasions, the hostess distributes bangles, sweets, small novelties, flowers, betel leaves and nuts as well as coconuts. The snacks include Kairiche Panhe (raw [[mango juice]]) and Vatli Dal.<br />
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This ceremony is conducted on different occasions like on Fridays during the month of Shravana, Diwali and Sankranti.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Marathi people]]<br />
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