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Indian Ladies with Gajra during religious Function A Gajra is a flower garland that is worn by South Asian women during festive occasions, weddings, or as part of everyday traditional attire. They are made usually of varies types of jasmine flowers but rose , crossandra and barleria are also widely used in gajras. [ 1 ]
Traditionally, a varamala is made of roses and other flowers, [5] though modern variations exist, such as garlands made from rupee notes, and other regional traditions. The jayamala ceremony is a well-known ritual during a Hindu wedding , where a bride and a groom exchange garlands, as an indication of acceptance of each other as their spouse ...
A gajra is a flower garland which women in India and Bangladesh wear in their hair during traditional festivals. It is commonly made with jasmine. It can be worn around a bun, as well as in braids. Women usually wear these when they wear sarees. Sometimes, they are pinned in the hair with other flowers, such as roses. Traditional Indian Girl ...
Toran from Gujarat, 20th Century, plain cotton weave with embroidery and mirror work, Honolulu Museum of Art.The hanging pieces are stylized mango leaves. Torana (Kannada: ತೋರಣ), also known as Bandanwal, refer to a decorative door hanging in Hinduism, usually decorated with marigolds and mango leaves, or a string that is tied on the door with the flower on it as a part of traditional ...
The garland-bearer design was extremely popular in the Mediterranean. [1] It first appeared at the end of the Hellenistic period , and its popularity expanded during the Roman period . [ 1 ] The design reached a peak of popularity in the 2nd century CE, adorning sarcophagi made in Asia Minor to be sold in Rome.
In Tamil Nadu, and particularly in the temple town of Madurai, flower garlands are considered to play a significant role in expressing and enhancing Tamil culture. Every garland is a myriad of colours; a kaleidoscopic journey; an array of fragrant, vivid flowers weaved together to symbolize love, purity, and devotion. [17]
Hedychium coronarium, the white garland-lily [3] or white ginger lily, [4] is a perennial flowering plant in the ginger family Zingiberaceae, native to the forest understorey of Asia. Other common names include butterfly lily, Khumpui, fragrant garland flower, Indian garland flower, white butterfly ginger lily or white ginger .
It grows as a shrub 60 –100 cm tall. The leaves are dark green on the upper surface and pale green on the lower surface. They are elliptic to narrowly ovate. The flowers are about 5 cm long, funnel-shaped in violet, pink, or white color. The fruits are about 1.5 cm long ellipsoid capsules. They become glabrous and glossy at maturity.