Saturday, January 23, 2010

Wedding Dress in Hindu Wedding

Wedding Dress in Hindu Wedding




Red Sari and Red and White Bangles Bride's Main Attraction

In Hindu wedding, the bride wears a red sari as wedding dress, covering her head and face with its end. She is laden with jewellery, as her forehead, neck, ear, nose, hands, ankles, etc. are all covered with it. She has extensive make up and is the main attraction in the party with the wedding dress on.

Wedding Dresses in Different Parts of India

Hindu wedding is the time when bride will wear one of the best wedding dresses available, which is attractive in appearance, design, fitting and is customary at the same time. Wedding dresses may vary from one part to the other part of India. Dhoti is a simple form of sari worn by millions of women at weddings. Shalwar Kameez with chunni is also one of the Hindu wedding dresses. Saree, mostly red in colour and with heavy embroidery, is the most common in cities and towns. There are different forms and customs for wearing various wedding dresses. Visit ApnaMatch for doing a dating search to find ladies and men with different wedding dresses from different parts of India.

Groom Wears Sehra with Kalgi as Dress at Hindu Wedding

A sherwani (long jacket) and 'churidars', tight fitted trousers, is the most used wedding dress worn by the groom in Hindu wedding. In south India, the groom may wear a dhoti instead of 'churidars'. Many grooms will stay in suits. On his head he wears a 'sehra' (turban) with a 'kalgi' (brooch) pinned onto it as the part of a Hindu wedding dress. The turban usually has flowers extending from it to keep the grooms face covered during the Hindu wedding ceremony.



The groom leaves for the wedding venue riding a decorated horse or elephant, though these days, he usually goes by a car which is extensively decorated with flowers from outside. This is a very colorful and grand ceremony.



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