Sri Lankan Kandyan Brides & Traditional Wedding Costumes

If there is anyone who strongly attracts attention and admiration towards oneself, then it is certainly a Sri Lankan bride. The Kandyan bride in her traditional costume of the Osariya (sari) and the complementing regalia looks like a queen and, she is certainly the cynosure of all during the wedding ceremony.

 Historians say that a greater part of the Kandyan jewellery exhibits a strong Tamil influence, mainly from South India. This argument can be supported by the fact that the Kandyan Kings of yore married into the ‘Natakkar’ family of South India. (There are two distinctive types of jewellery in Sri Lanka mainly up-country, better known as Kandyan jewellery and low-country). This new bondage brought in many new aspects into the Kandyan Kingdom. Hinduism was practised by those who arrived with the royal entourage. Much of the jewellery worn by the Kandyan bride resembles the ornaments once worn by the Deva Dasees (servants of God) of India. And these women were dancers in the temples of India. They were dressed in the brightest of clothes, with heavy jewellery covering their bodies and their faces made up.

A Sri Lankan bride is the one who manages to attract the attention and admiration of the on lookers. The traditional dress for a Kandyan bride is Osariya which is a sari. The Kandyan bride is somehow different from the western brides who make a choice for the moderate jewelry and a simple dress. A Kandyan bride prefers to be lavish whatever she wears and there is lot of gold, pearls, stones which goes to add on to the already stunning looking bride. Without all these jewelry a Kandyan bride would be simply incomplete.

Both men and women in the Kandyan Kingdom wore jewellery. The men wore gold chains, pendants, girdles and finger rings. Women too wore chains, pendants, girdles and rings in addition to ear-rings and bracelets.

Of the bridal headgear the Nalalpata or the headband is attractive and significant. It is a gold gem-studded forehead plate, traditionally worn by the king and those in his court. The Nalalpata was tied to the forehead of a young prince during the ceremony naming and assuming the royal sword. His name, decided by the astrologer was inscribed on the headband. A Sinhala wedding thus is a grand ceremony, just like a royal event marking the ‘rights of passage’.
The Kandyan bride is distinctive from the rest and only she has the privilege of wearing a Nalalpata on her wedding day.


 

Men's Short Hairstyles for 2009/2010

As a man, choosing a short hairstyle sometimes just makes more sense than trying to care for a longer style. There are many ways to fashion a great short hairstyle on a man, and you should explore all of your most flattering options before making a final decision. These short hairstyles for men have more variations than just the ones that are tapered on the sides and back of the head, so you should not limit yourself to just one choice.

Shorter hairstyles for men can be created to be very short crop type haircuts. If you would rather have a bit more hair, you may choose a uniform cut. For the look of still MORE hair, there are many top-heavy styles you can choose.

Short Hairstyles for Men

Celebrity short hairstyles for men of Brandon Routh 2009

With a stylish and suave persona, his ‘tapered in’ look complements his hairstyle perfectly and is often touted as the best style statement by this one time model. This man turns on the heat with his cropped look, offering a shade of grace to his ‘almost-perfect’ face. In an appearance in the short film ‘Denial’, Brandon Routh is seen sporting crops with bangs covering his forehead

There are several benefits to having shorter hairstyles for men. One of the biggest ones is convenience. Short hair is faster to style and maintain, making it easier to keep it looking the way you want. This comes in especially handy for men who have very curly or “wild” hair, as shorter cuts can make your hair appear to be straight. Many times dryness and flaking of the scalp is caused by having long hair and not getting all of the shampoo rinsed out. Therefore, if you are prone to having a dry and flaky scalp, shorter hair is probably best for you.

Zac Efron is one of Hollywood’s hottest young actors. He’s got blonde hair and he has a cute layered hairstyle. The hairstyle works best for oval or longer face shapes because it creates more width around the sides

Men Hairstyles Fashion Trends for Winter 2010

Here are photos of hairstyles for men that look stylish and sexy this winter 2010.Hair is the main look for any man so, changing a hairstyle at any time should be done very easy

Indian Saree Designes

Indian Fashion - ancient fashion in India

Ancient Indian fashion garments generally used no stitching although Indians knew about sewing.
Most clothes were ready to wear as soon as they left the loom.
The traditional Indian Dhoti, the Scarf or Uttariya,
and the popular Turban are still visible India and continue to be part of Indian fashion.
Likewise, for women, the Dhoti or the Sari as the lower garments, combined with a Stanapatta forms the basic ensemble,
and once again consists of garments that do not have to be stitched, the stanapatta being simply fastened in a knot at the back.
And the Dhoti or the Sari worn covering both legs at the same time or, in the alternative, with one end of it passed between the legs and tucked
at the back in the fashion that is still prevalent in large area of India. Indian men and women for these garments in the usually hot Indian climate.
- dhoti when he speaks of 'turbans used for trousers', and a kaupina when he is speaking of 'a rag of two fingers' breadth bound over the loins.

Indian sari remains the traditional clothing of Indian women.

Worn in varied styles, it is a long piece of flat cotton, silk or other fabric woven in different textures with different patterns.

The sari has a lasting charm since it is not cut or tailored for a particular size.

This graceful feminine attire can also be worn in several ways and its manner of wearing as well as its color and texture are indicative of the status,

age, occupation, region and religion of a woman.