Turmeric : The Golden spice of Life

The wedding season is here and there's a lot of excitement in the air. Indian weddings are full of many colourful and traditional rituals and ceremonies. A common pre-wedding ceremony followed by many is the 'Haldi' ceremony, also known as Tel Baan or Manjha ceremony. The ritual is held at the bride's house and also at the groom's house. It involves applying haldi or turmeric on the couple's face and hands. It is celebrated either on the morning of the wedding day or a day before. You may have attended this fun ceremony many times but have you ever wondered why only turmeric is used as ubtan during