'Hair raising' record attempt

Feb. 7 - Indian woman attempts to get into the record books by doing her hair and getting dressed in full bridal regalia in under a minute.

Gayathri, who comes from a very modest background aims to cash in on this aspect of the Indian marriages on her road to fame.

It took just her 8.5 seconds to make a bun and four seconds to make a French style hair-do.

She managed to don the bridal look, complete with a sari, the traditional Indian drape, bridal hair-do, make up and jewellery in just 58 seconds.

SOUNDBITE: Gayathri Ashok, saying (Kannada):
"I come from a rural background. I used to see many television programs demonstrating how to get ready for a wedding. I learnt many things watching the television. My family and friends encouraged me to take it up as a hobby and today; I am attempting a Guinness Book of World Records.

Women take time to get ready, I want to tell them that they need not become a laughing stock and can do the work easily,"

Natural sound only, with English speech.