Sania Mirza Rasm-e-Hina Pictures

Latest Update News:Mehndi (rasm-e-hina) ceremony took place at tennis star Sania Mirza’s residence in Hyderabad, as the glam couple came in from Hotel Taj Krishna, where their wedding had taken place on Monday.

Sania wearing a resplendent pink dress, and Shoaib Malik, wearing an emerald green kurta were welcomed by Sania’s parents, as relatives from both families gathered at the Mirza household.

Mehndi (Rasm-e-Hina) takes place one or two days prior to the main wedding day. The event is traditionally held separately for the bride and the groom, and henna is symbolically placed on the couple’s hands.

The groom’s friends and family bring along sweets and henna for the bride, and the bride’s family does the same for the groom. On the bride’s ceremony the groom normally does not participate and similarly, on the groom’s event the bride stays at home. Female guests are sometimes offered mehndi at the host’s discretion.