“The conch shells blew as the priest handed me the red powder, supposed to be used to mark my territories. Man and his primitive needs to mark what is his. A little bit of vermillion dropped on her nose, making her scrunch, the red on her hairline established a truth. Men, unlike women, had no symbols of a union. Women did not mark their territories. They made homes. (Scarlet: A Short Story)” LoveLifeMarriageLovequotesWeddingsLovequoteRelationshipquotesVermillion Author:Suranya Sengupta