Everybody is quite aware of the fact that wedding is an elaborate affair in India. It is celebrated with much gaiety and comprises of a large number of rituals, customs and traditions. Mehndi ceremony is one of the most important rituals of Indian wedding and has great significance. As mehndi is applied on the hands as well on the feet of the bride in beautiful designs of bride that’s why this ceremony is called mehndi ceremony. The henna or mehndi is removed only after it dries off completely, yet the bride cannot wash her hands and feet with water, for at least next 12 hours to make sure that the color comes out to be dark and rich.
Mehndi signifies love; bride will receive in her husband’s house. Also it said that the darker the color of the mehendi, the stronger will be the marriage. Simultaneously, darker the color of henna is, more love bride will receive from her husband as well as from her in-laws. Due to all these reasons after the application of mehndi, the bride takes a lot of efforts, like applying oil or heat, to ensure that the color come out dark. This occasion is considered very auspicious.
According to traditional custom, design drawn on the hands and feet of a bride is of the ‘baraat’ and the ‘doli’. Designing of both these designs requires long hours and are very intricate. Other traditional mehendi designs include peacock, kalash, flowers, leaves etc. Writing groom’s name and image of the bride and groom, is compulsorily involved in mehndi design.
But with the changing times, designs of mehndi have changed a lot. Many new and modern styles have come into being. Even the traditional mehndi made from henna leaves has beeen replaced with tattoo mehendi, chemical mehendi, stone mehendi and even sparkle mehendi. These are high popular nowadays. Many eye-catching patterns are made out of them. Application of these new designs takes much lesser time, that’s why highly liked by today’s brides.
Mehndi is an essential part of bridal fashion and perfectly represent it. Make your wedding memorable in your own choice mehndi design. And yes, though mehndi is applied on hands but reflection of their beauty can be seen on bride’s face.