EVOLUTION OF MEHANDI DESIGNS TREND IN HISTORY

Documented for the first time in ancient Egypt as a decorative purpose for mummies and prevalent in the fourth century in India as decorative art, Mehandi gave the evidence of its use from cave art in Deccan and especially in Ajanta Caves.

Mehandi being used as a decoration of mummies to be used till now as an art has evolved and developed its application pattern and form.

Mehandi is a form of body art and temporary skin decoration usually drawn on hand or legs and is very popular among the women of India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Iran, Maldives. This art is also known as Mehandi Designs painted by Mehandi Designer Artists In Chandigarh.

Mehandi is a botanical plant that has many advantages as it has anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties. It was previously also used as a medicine for cuts and bacterial infections by people. This plant has many other properties beneficial in many sectors but all those are undetermined and this plant is the most underused.

Mehandi is painted in the hands and legs of women and sometimes men on special occasions such as weddings, engagement ceremony or functions by BridalMehandi Artists In Chandigarh and also in festivals like Krva Chauth, Rakshabandhan, Diwali, Bhai dooj, Navratri, Teej, etc.

Mehandi leaves are dried, ground making their powder and a paste is made out of them by mixing some essential oils and liquids into it. People also use Mehandi paste mixed with eggs and oils to apply in their scalp and all over their hair to dye them.

Mehandi designs usually last till 2 weeks and sometimes more while hair color takes more time to fade. Mehandi designs became a very popular trend in the ’90s in other regions of the world like the USA, England, etc where people dye certain tattoo designs in different parts of their bodies with the help of Mehandi Artists In Chandigarh.

Mehandi is an art of designing and dying the hands and feet which has so many of its forms, women use them in their hands and feet on different occasions, which are:

1. The Lotus Design,
2. Peacock design,
3. Rajasthani or Marwari designs,
4. Arabic Designs,
5. Modern Designs, etc.

All these above-mentioned forms are different in their patterns and follow no boundaries apart from the fact that some specific type of designs occupies the whole hand and some do not.

Mehandi is loved and adored by the women and uses it on different occasions with a different style to beautify their hands and feet. Mehandi has evolved well and become so vast in designs to present the women by MehandiDesigner Artists In Chandigarh.