AZLI JAMIL Photography
COLORFUL INDIA...
These women were preparing for an upcoming wedding where prior to the wedding, a Mehndi party was held. " Mehndi or mehendi or henna is an ancient form of body art, which originated in India. At mehndi party, decorative designs are created on a person's palms, back of hands, and feet, using a paste, created from the powdered dry leaves of the henna plant (Lawsonia inermis).
In many Muslim and Hindu weddings all over the world, it is tradition to have a Mehndi party before the wedding where at the party, artists use a paste made from dried henna leaves to paint intricate patterns.
The bride traditionally gets the most intricate patterns to set her apart from her bridesmaids and the process could take between three to six hours to complete.
Due to the intricate patterns of the designs and the unforgiving nature of the henna paste, it is imperative for the person who is getting painted to remain still during the application process and the person usually would remain still.
As the paste dries, it becomes hard and flakes off, leaving the skin beneath it stained with the intricate designs the artist created. The longer the paste stays on the skin, the darker the stain will become before ultimately fading away in weeks or sometimes months. "
This particular Mehndi ceremony was held at the lovely guesthouse I stayed at for two weeks in Pushkar, India. Apart from this photo, the other two photos taken at the same guesthouse are in the first comment of this photo.
Btw, I processed this photo many times to ensure the colors are not over saturated.
ps: As usual, forever and ever plugging my one You Tube video.
COLORFUL INDIA...
These women were preparing for an upcoming wedding where prior to the wedding, a Mehndi party was held. " Mehndi or mehendi or henna is an ancient form of body art, which originated in India. At mehndi party, decorative designs are created on a person's palms, back of hands, and feet, using a paste, created from the powdered dry leaves of the henna plant (Lawsonia inermis).
In many Muslim and Hindu weddings all over the world, it is tradition to have a Mehndi party before the wedding where at the party, artists use a paste made from dried henna leaves to paint intricate patterns.
The bride traditionally gets the most intricate patterns to set her apart from her bridesmaids and the process could take between three to six hours to complete.
Due to the intricate patterns of the designs and the unforgiving nature of the henna paste, it is imperative for the person who is getting painted to remain still during the application process and the person usually would remain still.
As the paste dries, it becomes hard and flakes off, leaving the skin beneath it stained with the intricate designs the artist created. The longer the paste stays on the skin, the darker the stain will become before ultimately fading away in weeks or sometimes months. "
This particular Mehndi ceremony was held at the lovely guesthouse I stayed at for two weeks in Pushkar, India. Apart from this photo, the other two photos taken at the same guesthouse are in the first comment of this photo.
Btw, I processed this photo many times to ensure the colors are not over saturated.
ps: As usual, forever and ever plugging my one You Tube video.