Selecting the right attire for wedding is very important as it reflects the culture and tradition of the region. People from the states of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Delhi are mostly practicing Hindus. The wedding customs and traditions are similar for the Hindi Matrimony. The people from these states belong to various castes and groups like Brahmin, Kayastha, Rajput, Aggarwal and Garhwali. Hindi is the mother tongue for people of these states.
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Wedding attire for brides of Hindi Matrimony is usually a sari or lehenga. The Brahmin brides from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar wear traditional Indian saris during all the wedding rituals. There are numerous rituals in a Hindi Matrimony and girls are expected to cover their heads in most of the rituals. The saris during pre-wedding rituals are cotton ones. Like for the Haldi ceremony, where the bride is smeared with a paste of turmeric, sandalwood and oil, cotton saris in shades of yellow and red are preferred. In the other ceremonies like engagement and mehendi, brides wear either a sari or a lehenga.
On the wedding day, a heavily embroidered sari is the ideal choice for the Hindi Matrimony Brides. The saris from the city of Banaras are hot favorites for the bridal attire. The intricate ‘zari’ work in gold and silver in the border and ‘pallu’ makes the sari look glamorous. Saris in bright red, maroon and orange are ideal choice for bridal attire. Some brides also wear lehenga-choli on their wedding day.
The bride completes her look with heavy gold jewelry. Hindu Marriage attire looks very beautiful with matching jewelry made of the yellow metal. Indian gold jewelry has unique patterns and designs. Necklaces, earrings, nose rings, toe rings, bangles and mangalsutra are various items made of gold. Some brides also wear diamond jewelry in the post wedding rituals.
The bridal look is incomplete without a red bindi on the forehead. Bindi are traditional Indian accessory and every bride on her wedding function wear designer bindi.
Author: Shipra Sinha
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