Showing posts with label Mehndi or Henna. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mehndi or Henna. Show all posts

Friday, August 20, 2010

Mehndi or henna itself a friend of the environment


Mehndi or henna itself a friend of the environment. This is a natural tattoo paste, made from henna plant roots. Mehndi is the land green fine paste. Mehndi is an important part symbolic wedding in India. Mehndi also change its color from green to red and orange after the application, as did the bride spent a married woman.

The ceremony, the bride is held primarily in the Avenue of Stars, and sometimes in one place or the eve of the banquet hall, wedding reception or wedding, a few days ago. On this occasion, and a graphic designer or some relative's Mehndi henna for the bride, and the Avenue of the Stars of the hands and feet. There are several places in India, a ritual, the first theme of the bride Mehndi or henna is, is the Avenue of Stars, migraine, and some parts of the first issue of Mehndi auspicious in the case of the bride, Star or Street.

Friday, November 27, 2009

Mehndi or Henna, applied on




Mehndi or Henna, applied on the hands or feet of females, is quite popular in India. Out of the various types of mehndi available in India, the mehndi of Rajasthan is one of the most popular. Mehndi is prepared by grinding the dry henna leaves into a very fine powder and then making a paste with water. This paste is then applied on the hands and feet of females in the form of beautiful designs, with the help of matchsticks or cones. After the mehndi gets dry, it is removed revealing the beautiful designs on the skin in red color. The Rajasthani Mehendi is considered to be one of the best because it leaves the darkest color of red on hands and feet.
For this reason only, the henna of Rajasthan, India is very much in demand for the bridal mehndi also. In Rajasthan, Mehendi is put up on almost each and every occasion, in a different design, as it is considered very auspicious. One of the most popular designs in Rajasthan is the one called chowk. Literally meaning a courtyard, it is put up in various forms, each form being suitable for a different occasion. One design is applied at the time of the Gangaur fair, another at the time of Teej, yet another for Holi and so on. Other popular designs are chopper (game of dice, symbolic of marital love), lahriya (waves), pankhi or beejani (meaning fan), rious types of mehndi available in India, the mehndi of Rajasthan is one of the most popular.