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Mehendi is one of the Pre-wedding Ceremonies in Hindu weddings. Mehendi (Hena) leaves are crushed in to a paste and applied on the hands and feet of the bride before the wedding. IT leaves a temporary Orange colour behind, when washed. The mehendi is applied in the form intricate design. It is believed if the colour of the mehendi is deep and nice, then the marriage will be strong and last for ever.
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my friend's nong's feetsies. this was way back in 2001, before i found out (thru online forums) that terps can help darken the stain. the henna was jamila, mixed with warm, tap water. yep, that's all! wicked red stains huh?
Saranya wanted Mehendi for her Baby Shower...She loved the peacocks..Another request from my pre-done work..
My mother's henna for tomorrow's Eid.
Mom believes that henna is only henna when it takes up the entire hand. She's never really been a fan of my simple, abstract designs, so this time I did something different.
Design inspired by: [link]
It's beautiful to have traditional art on our hand!
As soon we will open our FozIber store www.foziber.com and you can see and contact with Farheen Ayesha's work.
I love the way Mehendi looks when its applied fresh, I love the way it smells, I love the tinges of brown that it leaves on the skin, In all it adds to every festivity, a feeling of warmth, ethnicity and creativity!
Mehendi is prepared from Henna leaves. Henna leaves have a dye molecule that bind with the protein and with warmth give a brownish colour to the skin cells, As the skin cells are shed and the lower cells come up, it looks like the mehendi fades :)
Mehendi done for guests (her name is Emily) at Taj Hotel Mount Rd, Chennai (Design inspired by Neeta sharma.)
Turmeric paste is applied to the bride in this pre-wedding ceremony, in the presence of a priest and close family members and friends.
The Haldi ceremony is like an ancient Indian spa ritual. Except instead of a soothing, relaxing ambience, you have hundreds of friends and relatives singing and dancing around you!
In this ceremony the family members attempt to 'beautify' the bride and groom by applying a paste of turmeric (Haldi) on their face, hands and feet. The turmeric applied is known to improve one's complexion and is applied seven times on the body from bottom to top and then top to bottom. During the ceremony, kangana or sacred thread, is tied on the right wrists of the bride and groom. The kangana is a red thread strung through an iron chaaku (small iron knife for protection), turmeric sticks, supari (areca nut, but commonly known as betel nut) and kaudis (shells). These are all symbols of good luck, to protect the bride and the groom from the evil eye, so that the wedding happens without any obstacles.