INDIA | Saturday, 6 July 2013 | Views [939] | View Larger Image
Indian weddings are known of its many rituals. They are not just a one day ceremony, pre-wedding ceremonies begin way before the wedding sometimes a week ago.
One of the most important pre wedding ceremonies is Mehendi (Heena) ceremony, this is the day when mehendi is applied on hands and feet of the bride and groom. It is like temporary tattoo. Beautiful designs are done on the hands and feet. Applying mehendi is very common in India during celebrations of festival and auspicious occasions. It is a common belief that the darker the color of mehendi on the hands, the more she is loved by her better half.
The signification of application of mehendi as a powerful herb is that it relaxes oneself from stress, anxiety, nervousness, which is very common during weddings.
