For other friends and relatives
Apart from applying mehendi the traditional way on the hands
and feet, there is a choice of intricate designs on the arms
depicting amulets or bajubandhs, chokars along the curve of
the neck, payals or pajebs on the feet, sensuous tattooes
on the shoulders, wrists and even belly buttons!
Prices range from Rs 25.00 to Rs 250.00
per design
varudu offers - exclusive designer "mehendi
Packages" that are specially created for this occasion.
The "mehendi" is packed alongwith the essential
elements of Suhaag, and other accompaniments that were traditionally
sent for this ceremony
1. Kumkum or bindi
2. Oil
3. A red paranda or dupatta
4. A comb
5. Red and green glass bangles
6. Makhana
7. Badam
8. Chuara (dried dates)
9. Misri
"mehendi" Packages come in a choice of -
a) Designer silk pouch in red with gold trimmings
b) "mehendi ka thaal" - decorative cane containers
embellished with gold edgings and the auspicious red mauli
and beads
Click here to refer to our module on "Trousseau packing"
for more details of our beautiful packaging offers.
Return gifts (given by the
bride's family)
Have a chooriwala or pazebwala to give free gifts of bangles,
pazebs, parandas or even dupattas to all the girls attending
the ceremony.
These can be packaged in -Decorative wicker basket or fabric
pouch
Please note the actual gifts can be sourced according to
individual choice and budgets.
Food
The food could be the usual lunch or dinner or, for a touch
out of the ordinary, on this occasion, you can engage a
chaatwala and serve a variety of chaat and other delectable
fast foods.
Click here for more details on catering
Music
Mehendi is applied usually amidst much gaeity and festivities,
to the beat of the dholak and singing of traditional mehendi
songs.Dholak may be played by relatives and friends. However,
if you wish to source professional singers and dholakwalas
for this ceremony, please click here to refer to our module
on "Wedding music" for more details.
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