MAHENDI (HENNA HAND PAINTING)
The wedding event on Saturday was held on the grounds of the Hanuman temple that Jitubhai, father of the groom, had built on the outskirts of Ahmedabad across the street form a public hospital which also helped found. In the temple itself special wedding pujas were held with the bride and groom and other family members taking part.
in the colorfilled field outside teams of young women adept in hand painting with henna applied henna to the hands of any women attending the wedding who wanted to have their hands painted. Then the women would stand in front of a huge fan to dry the henna on their hands and then wash off the henna paste, leaving an elaborate design. The quality of the designs depends upon being able to apply the henna in very thin lines in order to make elaborate designs. In a week or two the red design will slowly fade and then disappear.
BILLYBABA’S WANDERING 