Simple mehndi design

Mehndi is derived from the Sanskrit. It was originally used for women's palms and sometimes for men, but as time progressed, it was more common for men to wear it.

Mehndi is a form of body art from Ancient India, in which decorative designs are created on a person's body, using a paste, created from the powdered dry leaves of the henna plant. Ancient in origin, the mehndi is still a popular form of body art among the women of the Indian subcontinent, Africa and the Middle East.

There are many variations including Arabic, Indian and Pakistani designs. Women usually apply mechanical designs to their hands and feet, although some, including cancer patients and women, occasionally decorate their scalps. The standard color of henna is brown, but sometimes other design colors such as white and gold are sometimes employed.

Practiced mainly in the Indian Subcontinent, it is also the application of a temporary form of skin decoration, popularized in the West by Indian cinema and the entertainment industry, people in Nepal, Bangladesh and the Maldives also use mehndi. Mehndi decorations became fashionable in the West in the late 1990s, where they are called henna tattoos.

Mehndi in Indian tradition is usually applied during special Hindu weddings and Hindu festivals, many women have Henna applied to their hands and feet, and sometimes they also have the back of their shoulders, as men apply it on their arms, legs, back, and chest For women, it is usually drawn on the palm, back of the hand and on the feet, where the design will be clearest due to contrast with the lighter skin on these surfaces, which naturally contain less pigment melanin. Some Muslims in the Indian subcontinent also apply Mehndi during festivals such as Eidul Fitr and Eidul Adha.

In the modern age and even due to the limited supply of Indian Traditional Mehndi artists, usually people buy ready-made Henna cones, which are ready to use and make painting easy. However, in rural areas in India, women grind fresh henna leaves on grinding stones with added oil, which, though not as refined as professionally prepared henna cones, achieves much darker colors.

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