South Indian Traditional Style and Value of Flowers in Indian Women Hair
Every woman must adorn flowers on her hair because it symbolizes longevity of her married life. one of the reason is she must be like a flower in her attitude towards her family, especially South Indian ladies decorate their hair with Jasmine, Rose, Chrysanthemum, Kanakambaram, Champagne and also the flowers that are contains natural fragrant.
From Ayurveda part of view, Jasmine fragrance reduces nervousness and also keeps the brain in calmness. Plenty to go for this traditional value of south Indian Women.
@MoniV Thank you, Its a long story, let me short it, from the emperor period the flowers fragrance plays an important role, during olden days even kings Male use to role around his body and head too with lengthy hair, days passed it became a Hindu Culture to worship Hindu Gods and Visiting Temples need different kinds of flowers, normally non married girls also keep this flowers in head just for traditional culture, now flowers kept mostly by all south Indian girls with Religion no bar, yes it plays an important role in married life too, List of flowers
Jasimine - This Fragrance smell makes the environment more romantic.
Santhana Mullai (Juhi Flower) - This Sandal Mixed will make you more romantic and relaxed.
Red Rose - Off Course a proposal flower.
Jathi Mullai (Jasminum Multiflorum) - Very Strong and more fragrance from this flower makes you clam, relax, smile and romantic too.
However, Its a cultural respect which is being offered to women, it is accepted that more houses in Tamil Nadu has the practice of offering fresh flowers daily in the morning.
There is story (History) Tamil Poet “Nakreerar” (google it) who has fought with god to justify that women Hair has a natural smell or the smell from these flowers - LOL
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