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  2. Punjabi wedding traditions - Wikipedia

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    The last major function before the wedding is decoration with temporary henna tattoos.This is often blended with the sangeet ceremony. Mehndi artists are called to the houses of the boy and girl and apply mehendi to the palms of the female family members, groom and the hands and feet of the bride.

  3. Mehndi - Wikipedia

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    A Bengali bride in London with hands decorated with mehndi and bangles Mehndi applied on the palms Mehndi applied on the backs of the hand. Mehndi (pronunciation ⓘ) is a form of temporary skin decoration using a paste created with henna. In the West, mehndi is commonly known as henna tattoo, although it is not a permanent tattoo. [1] Mehndi ...

  4. Alta (dye) - Wikipedia

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    Alta has great cultural significance in Bengali and Odia culture [11] [12] [3] Regardless of religious beliefs, women traditionally adorn their hands and feet with alta for marriage [13] [7] and cultural festivals like Pohela Baishakh, Pohela Falgun and others. [14] [15] [16] Wearing alta on Durga Puja is a common ritual for Odia and Bengali ...

  5. Henna - Wikipedia

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    The hands of the wedding couple are elegantly painted on this night to act as a sign of their union. In Sindh, henna is known as "Mehndi" and serves both as a decorative art on the hands, arms, feet, and legs, and as a natural dye for gray hair, used by both women and men in every ceremonial occasions, events and festivals. Mehndi is applied ...

  6. Mangala sutra - Wikipedia

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    Mangala sutras are made in a variety of designs. The common ones are the Lakshmi tali worn by the Telugus of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, which contain images of Lakshmi, the goddess of auspiciousness, ela tali or minnu worn by the Malayalees of Kerala, and the Kumbha tali worn by the Tamils of the Kshatriya caste in Tamil Nadu. The design is ...

  7. Dying To Be Free - The Huffington Post

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    The last image we have of Patrick Cagey is of his first moments as a free man. He has just walked out of a 30-day drug treatment center in Georgetown, Kentucky, dressed in gym clothes and carrying a Nike duffel bag. The moment reminds his father of Patrick’s graduation from college, and he takes a picture of his son with his cell phone.

  8. Latino men voted for Trump in large numbers. Here’s what they ...

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    Latino men vaulted into the spotlight with their greater-than-expected support for President-elect Donald Trump.Soon, they’ll be looking for returns on their votes. U.S. Hispanics, who are ...

  9. Britney Spears Reveals She Moved to Mexico to Escape ...

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    Britney Spears has left the building, announcing on her 43rd birthday that she has moved to Mexico. The pop singer shared the news on Instagram on Monday, saying, “It really kind of hurts my ...