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Mehndi Party

December 24th 2005
Saturday morning, 12-24 Last night we (Ruth, Angela, and I) went to the Mehndi (pronounced Mindy) party at Prasanna’s home. Mehndi is the art of painting a woman’s hands and sometimes feet with intricate designs using a henna mixture. It’s sometimes (but not always) done for important occasions such as marriages. Prasanna says that it’s not really a tradition in her family but Ruth wa ... read more
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Indian Flag The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more
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