Latest Mehndi Fashion Designs
Mehndi is associated to lots of things - a nice dark design is a sign of nice luck for the marital couple. It is common for the names of the bride and groom to be hidden in the mehndi design; and the marriage night cannot commence until the groom has found the names. Some examples of popular traditional images used in mehndi designs are the peacock, which is the national bird if India, the lotus flower, and an elephant with a raised trunk, which is a symbol of nice luck.
The art of Mehndi has existed for hundreds of years. The exact place of its origin is difficult to track because of centuries of people in different cultures moving through the continents and taking their art forms with them and therefore sharing their art with everyone along the way.
From the time immemorial, the rich hues from henna plant have graced the hands, feet and hair of the men and the women with diverse cultural and ethinic backgrounds. Ever since our inception, we have been the front runner in spreading this age old treasure to the entire world.
No Indian wedding is ever complete without the Mehndi. Whichever part of the country the bride may be from, her hands are adorned with the lovely red hue of the mehndi.
In India, it is used at celebrations like weddings and other special occasions which are historicallyin the past associated with transcendence and transformation. It is used for worship and work but not for the sake of vanity. It is traditional for the bride to get together along with her friends and have them spend hours applying the henna to her skin and give her marriage advice in tandem. The patterns used for weddings are much more intricate and time consuming (than the everyday wear) and therefore the bride's friends have plenty of time to give her advice on erotic activities for her wedding night, sexual pointers and tips in the work of the hours that it can take to complete the design. The bride's henna must be more pretty and complex than somebody else's of work since it is, after all, her special day
The art of Mehndi has existed for hundreds of years. The exact place of its origin is difficult to track because of centuries of people in different cultures moving through the continents and taking their art forms with them and therefore sharing their art with everyone along the way.
