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Rakshabandhan 2023 Goes Digital As ‘QR Code’ Mehendi Goes Viral But Here’s The Reality

In recent years, India has experienced a tremendous rise in the adoption of smartphones, which has increased the importance of digital payments there. These gadgets make payments easier by enabling customers to scan a QR code without having to enter information such bank information, an IFSC code, etc. The Occasion of Rakshabandhan 2023, a video purporting to depict a “peak digital moment” is going viral on social media. It purports to show a guy paying his sister by scanning a QR code that was applied with mehendi on her hand.

Have a look at the video

The brief video depicts a man (her brother) using an iPhone to scan a woman’s hand covered in mehendi art. The man doesn’t appear to think that something like this is conceivable during the talk. The man is stunned and even yells in shock as the phone’s screen advances to the payment interface. Surprised? See it for yourself in the video.

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Netizens react to this Rakshabandhan 2023 Viral Video

Users were initially astounded by the skill of the mehendi artist who drew the artwork that resembled a QR code on the woman’s hand. But several things were apparent upon closer inspection. Instead of really scanning a QR code, the individual in the video is seen watching a video on the woman’s brother’s phone, where the code is already visible.

The remarks made by other X users showed the same feeling. “For a second I felt like an artist, then I realised it’s a video,” commented a user. “Relax, guys, with this video editing,” wrote another user. “People are saying wow! Amazing ! But can’t you even see the video running in the gallery? Check your eyes once again,” commented a third user.

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Know the reality

The mehendi artist Yash posted the footage to Instagram. The QR code was only made for entertainment, according to the title of the movie, and is therefore useless.

“I simply edited some content. With my mehndi video to make it realistic, this is a screen recording of a money transaction. Mehndi QR codes cannot be utilized to make purchases, the message made clear.

Srishti Verma

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