| The Art of Mehandi | | | | ceremony enhances where the would be bride |
| The women of Rajasthan are fond of beautifying | | | | sits coyly and her friends apply mehandi on her |
| themselves. Besides jewelry, another thing they | | | | palms while dance and sing. Besides wedding, |
| use to adorn themselves is mehandi, the henna | | | | festivals of Teej, Gangaur, Karva Chauth, Raksha |
| tattoo. Beautiful ladies in traditional outfits with | | | | Bandhan are marked with henna applications. |
| henna impressions on their hands look ravishing. | | | | Patterns of Mehandi |
| The art of applying henna is well known to the | | | | Mehandi has come a long way. Today ladies have |
| women folk of Rajasthan. Each occasion goes | | | | developed their own unique style of patterns. |
| with mehandi, any wedding, any festival or any | | | | Earlier they use apply it with the match stick but |
| other happy event cannot do without women | | | | today they have cones, brushes to have the |
| donning mehnadi patterns. It has so much so a | | | | perfect preferred motif. They fill the henna paste |
| part of their life that it is identified with their | | | | and make the designs. There is a wide scope of |
| cultural and traditional heritage. Not only this, | | | | henna designs. Some of the popular among them |
| mehandi also a religious and social significance. | | | | are: |
| Young or old, every Indian diva is fond of | | | | - Bridal Designs |
| mehandi. | | | | - Arabic |
| Mehandi In Social Perspective | | | | - henna Tattoos |
| It is believed that mehandi brings good fortune | | | | - Saroski Design |
| and auspiciousness to the family. It symbolizes | | | | - Crystal Patterns |
| good luck and prosperity. Today even the | | | | - Chopper Designs |
| international tourists succumb to the temptation | | | | - Peacock Designs |
| of henna. Many foreign females could be seen in | | | | - Traditional Indian Designs |
| Rajasthan sitting patiently to have that perfect | | | | Mehandi As An Herb |
| motif of henna on their palms. It is said that the | | | | Not only religious, social and traditional importance, |
| tradition of henna incepted in in Egypt for coloring | | | | but the medicinal quality of henna makes it all the |
| fingertips, nails, palms, hands and the soles of the | | | | more significant. It is a very good that can be |
| feet. | | | | applied in hands, legs and head. It calms the body |
| Generally mehandi is applied on all occasions | | | | temperature and when applied in hair, it colors, |
| festivals, marriages, childbirth but applying mehandi | | | | conditions and nourishes them. So henna is not |
| to a prospective bride for her D day is a | | | | only meant for tattoos but it is beneficial overall. |
| altogether a different attraction. The 'Mehandi | | | | So you can color and cover your grays, condition |
| Ceremony' is awaited eagerly by all guests and | | | | and nourish your hair, soothe the body harmony |
| family members of that bride. Accompanied by | | | | and also have have mehandi tattoos. |
| the folk songs and dance the aura of this | | | | |