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Mehendi
Decor
Mehendi ceremony is an important pre wedding rituals. And
according to Hindu customs and traditions it is usually
celebrated at bride's place. Mehendi ceremony is an
indispensable part of Hindu wedding culture. Today most of the
people celebrate pre wedding functions at home. So it is
important to decorate their houses for these occasions be it
sangeet, tilak or mehndi. But each of the functions should be
celebrated separately with different décor. Nowadays people are
going for simple and minimalist décor. The female relatives and
friends of the bride mostly celebrate Mehendi. It is a ladies
party as everybody applies haldi to the bride to bring out her
fair complexion. And a professional mehendiwali is called to
apply mehendi to the bride's feet and hands. Sometimes close
female relative of the bride also apply mehendi. At this event,
of mehendi the bride is adorned with henna, jewelry and silks.
Traditionally the intimate group consists of female relatives
from the bride and groom's side. People hire a henna artist a
day or two before the wedding to entertain out of town guests
and get them in the mood of the wedding. The home is decorated
with rangoli to give a festive touch. To give a traditional
touch people brings traditional mehendiwalis who entertain the
guests. For mehandi people likes to give a ethnic look to the
home décor.
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