Re: in India, this woman would be considered a WIDOW!
No she won't be, traditionally heads of Widows were shaved (though I have not seen such widow)
This can be interpreted as someone either going to, or coming from, funeral procession
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 have never seen widow wearing white dress in real life,even the old grandmas except for in movies
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!
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
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.