Claim: During the Haldi Kumkum (a social gathering in India), married men invite friends, relatives and new acquaintances to meet where the hostess distributes bangles, sweets, and other small novelties.
Evidence: Haldi Kumkum, or the Haldi Kumkum ceremony, is a social gathering in India in which married women exchange haldi (turmeric) and kumkum (vermilion powder), as a symbol of their married status and wishing for their husbands' long lives.