Significance of Mehandi In an Indian Marriage


We all know that Indian marriages are full of customer and many rituals, these rituals can stretch from a day to almost three days and to be honest can of change from place to place and religion. One of these important rituals is Mehandi or popularly known as Henna in some part of India. Usually celebrated a day two before the marriage, Mehandi is an important customer in Indian Marriages. Mehandi or Henna is basically applying paste of leafs mixed with the oils of plant that temporarily color’s the palm (or full arm) and the legs. It is said that the darker the color is the greater is bonding between the bride and groom. Mehandi ceremony is also accompanied with the Sangeet and is celebrated by both the families of Bride and Groom. As it is a family affair so many wedding planning also offer special services for this day. They plan the sitting arrangement in such a way that you can have a glance of Bride and the Groom at the same time and a special artist is called for applying the Mehandi to the bride and her friends traditionally it is done by the friends of the bride but these days many seek a professionals help and for the musical ceremony the women’s and girls sing and dance and celebrate the reunion of the Brides and Grooms family.

These days the we find different theme for the Mehandi, many have a in-house plan where as many would like to organize it under the open sky so that they have a enough space for the same. Not only these themes are popular but they just few of them many other themes are available with many of the wedding planner and if you want you can arrange one for your self as well. You also need to make sure you have a tight security arrangement for the Mehandi as many families also make it a all women affair and men are not preset in the celebration so please make sure it has enough security arrangement. Many wedding planner also suggest to experiment and that can be a good idea as if you want to make sure you marriage with wedding theme stands tall among the other it’s not a bad idea to start with the Mehandi as it is an important part of your marriages.

Thus we would conclude with the note that Mehandi as is a vital part of the marriage so please give it due importance and make it worth remembering as it is the day which you will remember through out your life. Wishing you, all the best for your marriage and the Mehandi.


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