The Mehendi or henna body painting ceremony of the bride. From the hands to the elbows and feet with different patterns because traditional Indian wedding. If the bride does not do well to consider Henry's marriage is not perfect, since traditional Indian wedding. Brown believed that a bride in a ceremonial body painting it's a good representation of wealth. The bride is brought to the groom's family
, however, was Henry's good to draw a pattern, like most animals, leaves, flowers, circles and sun, which will paint a different pattern was often the name or initials of groom. Hidden in a complex pattern as well. Prior to groom themselves for the title. To demonstrate that the bride groom love so much. Probably because henna painting conveys the beauty of the bride. The love of the couple with the Henry's ceremony will be held at the bride's house the night before the wedding. Some city called "Henna night" the attendance will be painted with the same hand. There is also a celebration with music, food and fun things impulsively resoundingly entertaining.
On the wedding morning, various rituals are performed on both the bride and the groom in their own homes. Their bodies are anointed with turmeric, sandalwood paste and oils, which cleanse the body, soften the skin, and make it aromatic. They are then bathed to the chanting of Vedic mantras. Today this is done symbolically, if at all, with a token application of turmeric, sandal wood, and oil on the face and arms, before the bath. The bride now wears all her finery, helped by her womenfolk.
The Rituals
The bride and the groom garland each other in formal mutual acceptance. This custom has become a very important part of the wedding ceremony now but is not mentioned in the Vedas [1]. It probably originates from the Svayamvara practice prevalent in early centuries of the Christian era in India. After this, the bride and groom sit in the mandapa next to each other before a sacrificial pit or havana kunda. The ritual of Kanyadana now takes place. The bride is given to the groom by her father, or by her grandfather or brother in the absence of her father. The bride's father first symbolically gives her to God, invoked by the priest with the mantras. The bride's guardian takes her hands and places them in the groom's, transferring his responsibility for her to the groom. The groom assures her father that he will not be false to her in dharma, artha, or kama. After this, the groom ties a tali (a.k.a. Mangalasutra) around the bride's neck. The marriage ceremony then enters its most important phase, the saptapadi (seven steps), in which the couple take seven steps together, facing the north. With the fire (Agni) as the witness, they exchange the wedding vows. Legally, the marriage is now final and binding. The bride is then sprinkled with holy water, believed to purify her from any previous sins and cleanse her, in preparation for her new life ahead.