Bengali Hindu wedding

Bengali Hindu bride in a red silk saree, 2019 Dressed for the wedding evening, this Bengali bride wears red silk with a wide gold-woven border, and many Bengali brides treat a pure Banarasi silk saree as a must for the day. Gold jewelry covers her hair parting, forehead, wrists and neck, and fresh flowers hang over her chest. Her hands, painted with mehndi and covered in bangles, are raised in front of her face. The dots above her brows are a hallmark too: Bengali brides decorate the forehead with red and white sandalwood paste designs.