Mehendi is a traditional body art. It is mainly applied to enhance the beauty of a person. Even though it can beapplied on arms, wrists, biceps, legs & other parts of the body .Now mehendi is applied with help of cone made up of plastic sheet,which are as similar as cake decorating tubes .Readymade cones of mehendi(heena) are available in market.Mehendi is also applies with the help of tooth pick or needle but creativie designer use cones to apply good designs.Brides apply mehendi on there wedding ,they apply heena /mehendi on ther efeets n arms .Mehendi is applied on mehendi raat ceremony.
1)Make a smooth henna paste by sifting the dry mehndi / henna powder to remove any debris and adding to it a hot mixture of tea or coffee and mustard oil until it has a mud-like firmness.
2)After the paste is ready take a plastic cone with a very fine key-hole at the end. Pour the paste into the cone and tie the broader end with a rubber band.
3)Hold the cone in the right hand and gently squeeze the paste on the palm and start making patterns.
4)Keep the palm horizontal and let the patterned-paste rest on it till dry.
5)Warm it near the fire and leave it on for as long as it takes to get the stains deeper.
6)When it is almost dry, dab a piece of cotton in sugar and lemon solution and apply lightly on the designs so it further darkens to a reddish-brown hue that can last for weeks.
7)After 2-4 hours wash off the hands with plain water.
Mehendi cermony is wedding event in India ,Its is held before marriage event which take place in booth bride and groom place .In india mehendi ceremony is commonly know as mehendi ki raat .Mehendi is applied on hands and feet of the bride in very ancient or exclusive design .Indian wedding is incomplete with out mehendi ki raat . On this event all friends n family member are invited to bride home .House is fully decorated with lights and flowers We’ll have some delicious Indian food catered, great bhangra and bollywood music and two mehendi artists to apply henna designs to the hands and feet of our female guests.
Event start with music and dancing all ladies have to apply little bit of mehendi on bride hands as there blessings. Bride apply mehendi at very first as her mehendi take too much of time due to design and it cover arms too. However according to Indian wedding rites there are many reason behind applying mehendi to bride. It is associated with lots of things like a good dark color of mehendi on bride hands is a sign of good luck for married couple .The name of groom is hidden into hands of bride and tradition is that groom have to find his name on bride hands. The mehendi celebration is a really exciting way to begin the wedding festivities and get everyone in the spirit. Traditional wedding songs are sung by Indian ladies.
1) Bride should always apply mehendi before other guest.
2) Bride should take her meal before this event because after that she can’t eat as her hands are occupied.
3) Good and dark color is symbol of happy married life.
4) Groom name is hidden in the hands of bride.
5) For good henna color bride can take smoke of log.
6) Always apply lemon and sugar mixture on the mehendi so that henna stay over your hand.
7) For good color you can also apply mustard oil after you remove henna.
Don’t remove henna with water .Try to remove by rubbing hands or with knife.
9) Never was your hand on day you apply henna (maximum 4 hours).
10) Bride should wear clothes which are comfortable as henna is applied hands and feet too.these clothes are given to some servant as a traditional rites.
Here is video for indian mehendi cermony
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Followed by the colorful music and dance specially from the Northern part of India makes it even more colorful.
