Haldi Kumkum, which is an occasion of social gathering of married women, was celebrated on Wednesday. Married women exchange haldi (turmeric) and kumkum (vermilion powder) a symbol of their married status and wish for their husbands' long lives. Earlier, women were not allowed to visit each other, so this was an occasion to meet other women on the occasion of Sankranti. Tilgul is also distributed on the occasion, to speak well of others.