The extensively-documented Haldi ritual featured a sit-down South Indian feast with square banana leaves for placemats, some of her male relatives dressed in veshtis, with Gandhi-Malik wearing a ...

A haldi, or turmeric, ceremony is a pre-wedding ritual in which the bride and groom are slathered with turmeric paste, which is usually made with sandalwood powder, milk or rose water.

The charm and opulence of gold are considered sacred and divine in Indian culture. An epitome of elegance and regal sophistication, gold has been a color adorned by royals for centuries. From the ...