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The Color Red
Depiction of Color Red in Indian Culture
First Online:
July 15,2004
Page Last Updated: October 06,2009

Addicted to Red
A number of people in India chew paan (a mixture of areca-nut, lime, and tobacco
rolled with leaves) that makes their mouth red and provides a satisfying snack.


Vendor of Red Color
Picture of a vendor selling red vermilion
Malleswaram, Bangalore


Stamped in Red
A vermilion mark on the forehead is considered to bring good luck. It must have come in vogue when the cave-men fought fiercely for the same mate and the victorious one decorated her forehead with his rival's blood.


Sacrificial Melon
As Hinduism reformed into non-violence, we notice that animal sacrifices
have been replaced with coconut and other non-animal sacrifices and ritual
offerings.
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