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The colossal treasure of Indian
arts and literature has always been a subject of research
around the world. Indian culture and Indian beauty divulges
the most intricate relation between the two, exemplifying
India’s emerging reign world over.
Even today our traditional
values and culture not only inspires the contemporary society
to enrich its own customs and rituals but also preserves the
age-old heritage and legacy.
The diversity in regions and
culture creates an altogether different bridal make up and
attire. The regional rituals, customs and traditions determine
how a bride should be dressed. An Indian bride is an epitome
of color and glitter. And what adorns her more are the ethnic
Indian jewelry, those comprising of the traditional bangles
in varied colors and designs, bindis and kum kum, tikka, arms
and anklets and many other traditional ornaments.
The conventional Indian henna
art that has earned acclamation world over is traditionally
applied on hands and feet, adding to the beauty of an Indian
bride.
Whether resplendent in a designer
lehnga chunni or the traditional jewelry, an Indian bride
manages to make a style statement. Embodied in a sheer magic
of her beauty, cynosure of all eyes, the bride is the essence
of all ceremonies.
And we here endeavor to adorn
and bring out this beauty from its chronic confines.
Bangles
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Available in lurid colors and
varied designs, bangles adds to the beauty of Indian
bride. An ornament acknowledged as a symbol of marriage
in India that amuses with its tinkling sound and its
graceful styles.
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Henna
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The great Ayurveda practitioner
Charak believed that all herbs were fathered by heaven
and mothered by earth, with roots in the primeval cosmic
ocean. Henna is perhaps the strongest natural colourant
known to us. The dried powder of the leaves is mixed
with water and the resulting paste applied to the hands,
feet and hair to give a rich mahogany color. Henna is
traditionally associated with weddings and
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festivals, so every
Indian bride will have a mehendiwali or henna painting
artist draw filigreed patterns on her palms and feet
a day before her wedding. It is believed that the darker
color it leaves on the palm, more love and affection
she will get from her husband. |
Necklaces
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The
beautiful maidens in Indian romantic literature, are
often depicted with garlands of fresh and fragrant
flowers encircling their swan-like necks. Today garlands
are used as necklaces for temple deities and are also
presented to special guests or newly-wed couples.
Necklaces for daily wear are made of anything from gold
to wood or glass.
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