Indian marriages have always been filled with all the traditional elements. Each factor and each element of an Indian wedding is filled with the beauty of Indian culture and its fragrance. Every single custom and ritual performed in an Indian wedding is a sure depiction of the true sentiments and the values carried by the Indians. These values and rituals of the Indians, remains same whether they are in India or in some other country. Especially, in case of Indian marriages, the rituals followed are considered no less than the prayers offered to the god. The sacredness and the believes in each and every ritual is as firm as the belief of the Indians in their gods and goddesses. More than an Indian groom, an Indian bride is made to follow rituals, and dress herself according to the attire of an Indian wedded woman.

There are many factors, which signify and mark an Indian woman as married, some of them are, mangalsootra, choora, bangles, sindoor, etc. But out of all these sindoor is a mark, which has been worn by the Indian women from ages. Sindoor, a red mark on the forehead of the Indian bride is one of the most significant features which differentiate a married Indian bride from an unmarried Indian girl. The Indian bride holds great pride in wearing a sindoor, which adds to the beauty of a married woman. Red is the color, which is considered the symbol of happiness, love and marriage in India. Most of the brides in India in almost every religion and culture is made to wear a red color attire at the time of her wedding. So, sindoor being red again works as a very symbolic element for power, and the honor which an Indian bride carries of being married.

It is also said that sindoor is related to the life of the husband of the Indian bride. The length and the strength of the sindoor of an Indian bride, complements to the years and the age that her husband will survive for. The darker, the red color possessed by the sindoor of an Indian bride, the longer is the life of her husband. This is pure mythological, but is followed as one of the most important rituals in the Indian culture. Especially in the rural areas or villages of the country, the Indian brides can be seen wearing dark red sindoor on their forehead, with its length exceeding till the mid of the partition of her head.

An Indian bride is made to apply sindoor first time by her husband, at the time of their wedding. In an Indian wedding, the Indian groom applies sindoor or red mark on the forehead of the bride, performing one of the rituals, which bind them in the relation of marriage. The ritual of applying sindoor is followed in almost all the religions of India, making it an important part for the conclusion of the marriage ceremony. Though in the cities, Indians brides obviously do not wear long sindoor marks, but yes they do wear a short and sweet sindoor on their forehead, a denotation that they are married. Wearing sindoor has become like a fashion in the modern times.