Kumkuma Bharanis /Kumkuma Baharanis is a tiny vessel in different shapes, forms and styles where Kumkuma is stored.

Kumkuma is a red-colored powder used for social and religious markings in India. It is either made from turmeric or saffron. The turmeric is dried and powdered with a bit of slaked lime,which turns the rich yellow powder into a red color. In India, Kumkuma is known by various names such as, Kuṅkumam (Sanskri), Kunku (Marathi), Kumkum (Bengali, Hindi), Kunkumam (Tamil), Kumkuma (Telugu and Kannada) and Kungkumam (Malayalam).

A very nice picture of Kumkuma Bharanis below was a special gift from my second family in Allepey, Kerala, India which I used now to keep my engagement ring. It was bought from a night street market in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu