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Mehandi is the application of henna
as a temporary form of skin decoration in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh,
Nepal and the Maldives as well as by expatriate communities from those
countries. This tradition also exist among some Arab Women particularly
the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf nationals. The
word mehndi is derived from the Sanskrit word mendhikā.The use of
mehndi and turmeric is described in the earliest Hinduism's Vedic ritual
books.
Haldi (staining oneself with turmeric
paste) as well as mehndi are Vedic customs, intended to be a symbolic
representation of the outer and the inner sun. Vedic customs are
centered around the idea of "awakening the inner light".
Traditional Indian designs are of
representations of the sun on the palm, which, in this context, is
intended to represent the hands and feet.Mehndi decorations became
fashionable in the West in the late 1990s, where they are sometimes
called henna tattoos. Henna is typically applied during special
occasions like weddings and Muslim festivals such as Eid-ul-Fitr and
Eid-ul-Adha as well as in Hindu festivals like Karva Chauth, Diwali,
Bhaidooj and Teej. In some Hindu festivals, many women have Henna
applied to their hands and feet. It is usually drawn on the palms and
feet, where the design will be clearest because the skin on these
surfaces naturally contains less of the pigment melanin. Henna was
originally used as a form of decoration mainly for brides.
In the modern age, 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, brings much darker colors.The term
henna tattoo is figurative, because true tattoos are permanent surgical
insertions of pigments underneath the skin, as opposed to pigments
resting on the surface as is the case with mehndi.Likely due to the
desire for a "tattoo-black" appearance, many people have started adding
the synthetic dye p-Phenylenediamine (PPD) to henna to give it a black
colour. PPD is extremely harmful to the skin and can cause severe
allergic reactions resulting in permanent injury or death.Alata
(Mahur) is a flower-based dye used to paint the feet of the brides in
some regions of India. It is still used in Bengal.
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