mangala-sutra (mangalya-sutra) (mangala-sūtra (mā ṅgalya-sūtra))

(Language: Sanskrit)

Short Description: The auspicious string worn by the bride at her wedding

Long Description: The auspicious string worn by the bride at her wedding. In the South it is called a tāli. A married woman prizes it more than any other ornament and is divested of it only on the death of her husband