On bangles, bindis, bridal bags, mehendi..

Often, regional rituals, customs and traditions determine how a bride should be dressed. An Indian bride is usually all colour and glitter. Ethnic Indian finery lends itself to resplendence. Whether it is traditional bangles in varied colours and designs, bindis and kum kum, traditional ornaments or bags , mehendi and more.

Bags

Instead of forgetting important items as she runs out the door at the last minute, orcarrying around miscellaneous junk in an unsightly paper bag, she can have all of herwedding day needs organised in handy yet fashionable Bridal Bags. It's the perfectwedding accessory!

Bindis

The bindi (also known as body dot, body jewel and tikka) has been given different meanings at different times. It has been and is still, seen as a sign of marriage. It has also been associated with fertility, and the red powder used to paint the dot was formerly made of a combination of mercury (considered by early Hindu alchemists to be the male element), and sulphur (the female element). Now available as stickers in various shapes and patterns, colours and designs, gem and crystal encrusted and elaborate..

Bangles

Available in glorious colours and varied designs, bangles add 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. Gold bangles, yes, graceful. But glass bangles, definitely romantic.

Mehendi

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 colorant known to us. Henna is traditionally associated with weddings and festivals, so every Indian bride will have henna painting artist draw filigreed patterns on her palms and feet a day before her wedding. It is believed that the darker colour it leaves on the palm, more love and affection she will get from her husband.

And so, an Indian bride, along with all the modern accessories of her western counterpart, also has these traditional trappings going for her!

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