The esteem of designs of Mehendi henna body art is growing as a new sensational and temptation trend in the world of tattoos. In-deed this way of decorating body has been quite common for past few centuries in many eastern cultures especially in the wedding ceremonies. This is why wedding Mehendi designs are becoming more admired every other day. With the growing demand to tattoos in recent years, Mehendi henna designs are gaining fame in many other countries besides the native cultures.
Traditional Mehendi tattoos, as a self decoration product, has been verified to be quite helpful for the health and is now being demanded more than any other tattoo techniques that are popular in the world right now.
There are 2 benefits of using Mehendi as a body art technique against the other ways of decorating the body: the pain and hazard comes with other techniques versus the completely natural henna with a pain-less easy way. Because Mehendi is the only natural-herb and a tattoo technique with possibly no side effects if consumed in the pure form.
In past days a friend or family member used to apply Mehendi on the hands and feet of bride to be with elderly ladies singing songs for a happy married life of the to be married couple. The custom has now undergone marvelous change, Professional, Mehendi walis have taken over from amateur relatives and intricate sangeet ceremonies with innovative sequences and well rehearsed and professionally choreographed dancing taking over. This is followed by a grand spread of tasty dishes that are extremely enjoyed by the guests. In fact, those indulging in wealth also send out separate cards to invite relatives and friends for the Mehendi function that is held one day before wedding ceremony.
Even though, traditional designs comprising a baraat, dulha dulhan, doli shehnai, etc., are still in use, modern Indian brides these days desire either Arabic Mehendi or zardozi and studded designs matching their wedding dress. Thanks to the film and television serials and also musical videos popularizing Mehendi ceremonies, the art of Mehendi applying has undergone work and colored Mehendi too are gaining popularity with the hip.
Instant Mehendi of tattoos too have gained fame for those hard pressed on time. Tattoos in loud colors like shocking red, silver golden, navy blue and green and doing them at the most unheard of places like face, navel, neck, waist, back, feet are in fashion.