After all those hours, when, in the end, the bride looks at her hands and says 'I love it,' that's the high point for me, said Sunitha Parihar, who adorned Ms. Muthukumar's arms. We mehndi artists are so important to make the bride look and feel beautiful on her big day.
Big wedding celebrations are the norm in India for those who can afford it, and have led to a cottage industry of henna artists. But the ritual is also a reminder of the vast disparity that persists in India, where the number of billionaires has tripled over a decade while 90 percent of the country makes less than $3,900 a year.
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