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13. Premarital feast and mehendi

Today is Aadhira's mehendi ceremony, but before that there will be a bengali ritual which called เฆ†เฆ‡ เฆฌเงเฆกเฆผเง‹ เฆญเฆพเฆค (premarital feast) .

[Info : This ritual is done by both bengali bride and groom side . For the bride it said the last the feast in her paternal house being unmarried. There many dishes are prepared for the ritual . ]

Roy family is staying in another palace which is little away from Raghuvanshi palace .

Aadhira descended down the stair in a white saree with red border with her Boumoni and her best friend Ahana. Small designs are printed on the saree . Her hair tied in a bun . Her face adorned with little makeup , bindi on her forehead . Her eyes adorned with kajal . Gold bangles in her hand . A gold neckpiece in her neck with a small gold earrings in her ears .

She was made to sit on the floor . There were different dishes which were prepared for her .

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The elders blessed her . There is an emotional atmosphere as their little princess is going to leave them .

" Baba don't cry or I will also cry then who will eat these dishes . " Aadhira said to her father wiping his tears .

"You can't be serious right we are emotional and this lady is only thinking about her food " Aruna ,her sister told her hitting her head lightly .

"Jamaibabu your wife is abusing me " She told her sister's husband while rubbing her head .

( Brother - in - law )

"Hey don't hit my baccha " Jai , her sister's husband said hugging her dear sister in law . Aadhira was smiling sheepishly at her sister .

The atmosphere became light with their banter .

Like this they spent the noon with laughing teasing and of course eating delicious bengali dishes .

In the evening the garden area were designed with lights and flowers as the mehendi ceremony will be held here . The Raghuvanshi family came here for the ceremony.

"How is the preparation" Veeransh's father asked Nabarun ji, Aadhira's father .

"Everything is done just the ladies need to come here , it's been three hours and still they are not ready . They are taking this much time to be ready for the mehendi, I think they will take the whole day to be ready for the marriage" Aadhira's father told him . Yuvraj jiย  laughed at his last sentence .

" Really Mr. Roy " Meera jiย  said .

"I'm doomed " Aadhira's father said being scared of his lady love .

Yuvraj jiย  left the place sensing the danger .

"No I was just kidding " Nabarun ji said sweetly to her wife .

The younger generation just suppressed their laughter seeing their father getting scold from his wife .

Aadhira who was laughing till now stopped sensing a gaze on her . Turning around she found none other than her would be husband staring intently at her . He is looking not less than a greek god . His sharp jaw , thick hair , hazel orbs are looking hypnotizing to her . She was lost staring at him that didn't even know when he came in front of her .

"Hey" He said to her .

Getting back to sense she replied "Hi "

"You are looking handsome Mr. Raghuvanshi" She told him admiringly .

"You are no less Mrs . Raghuvanshi" A red hue spread accross her face . She felt a current in her body hearing Mrs. Raghuvanshi from him .

They were again lost looking at each other until a cough broke there staring contest .

"If you're done then can we go " Sanvi , Aadhira's sister in law said teasingly .

"Yeah yeah " Aadhira said shyly looking down .

Then the mehendi ceremony started . The ladies were busy applying mehendi where the mens make themselves busy in talks . Soft music was playing in the background .

After seeing Aadhira's discomfort Veeransh came to her .

"Are you okay " He asked .

" Yeah , it's just my back is hurting from this continuous sitting " She replied .

Veeransh placed some cushion behind her back grabbing those from another place .

"Ok now ?" He asked .

Aadhira nodded getting comfortable .

The elders were looking at the couple admiring them .

It took three long hours to finish the mehendi of everyone . To give it a bengali touched Aadhira's feet were adorned with Alta ( red liquid ) .

When everything was done they move to eat something . Seeing everyone busy Aadhira pouted . First she is hungry and then this mehendi .

"Hungry" A sudden whisper said to near her ear. Being shocked she turned around and found Veeransh .

"Um yeah " She said embarrassingly.

"Come " He said .

Without listening to her reply he made her sit on a chair and went to get food for her .

After taking a plate full of food he sat in front of her . Then he took a morsel of food and placed in front of her mouth .

She took it without saying anything.

Then they get busy in small talks while Aadhira also made him eat with her .

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