Re: in India, this woman would be considered a WIDOW!
yes, this dress is quite appropriate for someone who id going to or coming back from a funeral.
actually, i was hinting at white color. i’ve seen a lot of Hindu widows wearing white saaris, even some Muslim widows wear generic white shalwar qameez [self imprints type] or very very light colored material. i think it’s more common in rural UP and Bihar.
i dunno about you about i have seen plenty of women wearing white saaris all of their widowed life.
Re: in India, this woman would be considered a WIDOW!
I have never seen white decked widows either. Even the great grandma time widows with shaved heads wear colored sarees in my region. I have only seen the white widows in those old Bollywood movies. The girl I the picture should have found a white purse to go with her outfit
Re: in India, this woman would be considered a WIDOW!
probably, you have not visited UP and Bihar etc…may be in the south it’s different…as far as shaving head is concerned, i think it’s more of a marvaRii tradition because i have never ever seen a widow shaving her head in my part of India.
in Allahabad, during the Kumbh Melas, i used to see those MarwaRii men and women with their heads shaven and , i dunno why and what for, they all carried a wickers basket with lid [dunno what was inside] and a petal [brass] pot hinging from a thread. i dunno if these are religious requirements.
