Designer Charu Parashar showcased unique Punjabi outfits in combination with Pakistani styles at a three-day long fashion extravaganza in Ludhiana.

Parashar said the fusion of Pakistani and traditional Punjabi designs set her collection apart from other designers.

Bollywood actress Mahi Gill walked the ramp in traditional Indian wear. Mahi Gill said “I want famous designers to come up with their unique designs, as Charu Parashar has taken the initiative to showcase her designs here, and we have inaugurated the show. That is the reason I am here as I wanted to contribute to the show, which is taking place in Punjab. I am sure people would love it and would like to see more fashion shows in the future.”

The fashion extravaganza would end on November 13.

Salwar kameez, also spelt in different ways and popularly known as Churidar pajamee as well as Tunic pants is as recognizable as the traditional sari of India. It is also called a Lacha kamiz or a Punjabi suit in some places in the Indian subcontinent.

Salwar kameez is one of the Attractive traditional wears of South Asian women.Lets have a peek into the world of Salwar Kameez patterns that are most loved and worn these days. Most women like to wear the Shalwar kameez as it is really comfortable and light. It covers the entire body with elegance and looks beautiful when accessorized right. This suit is more fashionable in the metros in India. The specialty of this suit is that it is available in almost any material under the sun: from silk, nets as well as Kashmiri embroidery besides phulkari work, many types of styling is complementary with the Shalwar kameez.

The Shalwar kameez is a popular dress that is much in demand, right from urban areas to rural and from high class all the way down; all prefer this unique ladies suit, typical of Indian and Pakistani women, which has now created a regular fashion beyond the subcontinent. Since the British India if there is anything at all that has been able to spread like fire all across the Indian subcontinent, it is the trend of wearing Indian traditional clothing.

Patiala is the city of Indian Northern Punjab, and Patiala salwar is the traditional dress patialan girls wear as trouser with kameez; Patiala shalwar is also known as pattian wali salwar. Patiala dress is the most favorite dress of the women of Punjab and other regions of Northern India is its comfortably and durability in summers season. Since the patiala salwar is very loose and stitched with pleats its a very comfortable outfit to wear.

Most of the women in the Indian subcontinent would want to purchase a designer salwar kameez at first sight as nobody else would have a similar kind of evening dress designed the same and when well-tailored, they are all beautiful for formal as well as informal gatherings. The sari would easily bring one in the limelight at a social gathering or a Family Get Together. More elaborate patterns and embroideries are reserved for the salwar kameez sets designed for marriages, which can be worn with a shawl or a scarf; when adorned with a stole or wrap, the simple salwar kameez can prove to be a deadly combination making a person appear to have striking features

A cushion is a soft bag of some ornamental material, stuffed with wool, hair, feathers, polyester staple fiber, non-woven material, or even paper torn into fragments. It may be used for sitting or kneeling upon, or to soften the hardness or angularity of a chair or couch. Cushions and rugs can be used temporarily outside, to soften a hard ground. They can be placed on sunloungers and used to prevent annoyances from moist grass and biting insects. Some dialects of English use this word to refer to throw pillows as well.

Most of us oftentimes are getting tired to look at our sofa set with its worn out covers and drab, dirty look. How we wish we could do something about changing the furniture into a new one but we are often short of the budget. You should know that you have a very practical option of changing the old, dirty, look of your sofa. Make use of the sofa cushion covers for an affordable means of giving your couch a make over minus the expensive cost of buying a new sofa set.

The trick is to buy a new designer cushion cover to give your couch that glow of a new set of furniture that gives the impression of being a new one. Covers for covers are great option when you intend to bring a make over on the look of your chairs or to redecorate your home furniture without adding burden on your pocket. Buying quality sofa covers only requires minimal investment. They are more affordable and inexpensive as compared to buying a new set of a sofa for your room.

Always consider that the family always spends time with the sofa most of the time. The quality of the furniture set you will buy is an ultimate consideration if you want to make a worthy investment and to offer your family the best comfort they deserve. A sofa set can be expensive and in order to protect your investment, you can make use of sofa cushion covers in order to protect the original cover of your couch. Cushion covers are washable easily. They are not hard to maintain and it keeps the furniture clean.

You can also enjoy a versatile look of your couch as you can change the cushion covers as often as you like. This will give you the impression of having a different seat quite often because you can keep changing how the furniture will look. Cushion covers are available in different shades, designs, styles, and sizes making shopping more fun with the many options that you can enjoy when buying them.

Recitation of the Gayatri Mantra is preceded by oṃ and the formula bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ known as the mahāvyāhṛti. This prefixing of the mantra proper is described in the Taittiriya Aranyakam which states that scriptural recitation was always to begin with the chanting of the syllable oṃ, followed by the three Vyahrtis and the Gayatri verse.

A literal translation of the Gayatri verse proper can be given as:
“May we attain that excellent glory of Savitar the god: So may he stimulate our prayers.” (The Hymns of the Rigveda)

In traditional Brahmin practice the Gayatri Mantra is addressed to God as the divine life-giver, symbolized by Savitr (the sun), and is most often recited at sunrise and sunset. It is believed by practitioners that reciting the mantra bestows wisdom and enlightenment, through the vehicle of the Sun (Savitr), who represents the source and inspiration of the universe.

In the later 19th century, Hindu reform movements extended the chanting of the Gayatri Mantra beyond caste and gender limitations. In 1898, Swami Vivekananda began initiating non-Brahmins with the sacred thread ceremony and the Gayatri Mantra.

The word Gâyatrî is a combination of Sanskrit words, although there is some disagreement in various texts about the exact derivation.

In some weddings, people and wants to wear Mehndi Mehndi designs that match the color of the wedding usually applied to the bride before the wedding day. Organised as part of the post Mehndi, where professional designers will be invited to submit a request from the bride’s Mehndi and arms and legs and feet.

There are very intricate mehdi designs and henna designs that are painted on the hands and feet of women in India and Pakistan with Henna and mehndi. This tattooing is a way to beautify the woman for a special occasion which is mostly her wedding.

Wedding is an elaborate affair in India, comprising of a large number of rituals, customs and traditions. One of the important rituals, especially in context of the bride, comprises of ‘Mehndi’ (commonly known as henna). As a part of this ritual, the powder of henna leaves is mixed with water (and many-a-times, oil and lemon juice as well), to form a paste. This paste is then applied on the hands as well as the feet of the bride, in the form of intricate patterns. The henna is removed only after the design dries off completely. However, the bride cannot wash her hands and feet with water, for the next 12 hours at least, to make sure that the color comes out to be dark and rich. See some exclusive Beautiful Mehndi Designs in our previous post.

In context of an Indian bride, mehndi is believed to signify the strength of her marriage as well as the amount of love that she will receive in her husband’s house. In fact, it is said that the darker the color of the mehendi (on the hands and the feet of a bride), the stronger will be the marriage and longer it will last. At the same time, the dark color of henna is also said to mean that the bride will receive a lot of love from her husband as well as her in-laws.

Amongst the traditional henna designs, drawn on the hands and feet of a bride, one can include the ‘baraat’ scene and the ‘doli’ scene. Baraat is the term used to denote the procession of the groom, including all his family members, relatives and friends, before he arrives at the wedding venue. ‘Doli’ signifies the end of a wedding ceremony, when the bride goes away with her husband. Both of these designs are extremely intricate and involve long hours of labor.

With the changing times, the type as well as style of bridal mehndi has also undergone a vast change. Rather than the traditional mehndi (made from henna leaves), brides have started opting for tattoo mehendi, chemical mehendi, stone mehendi and even sparkle mehendi. In these types of mehndi, altogether different designs are used and accessories like tattoos, sparkles and stones are added to make eye-catching patterns.