MEHNDI CLASSIC AND NEW, MELODIOUS PART-1
MEHNDI CLASSIC AND NEW, MELODIOUS PART-1 Mehndi is a form of body art and temporary skin decoration originating in ancient India, in which decorative designs are created on a person's body, using a paste, created from the powdered dry leaves of the henna plant Dating back to ancient India, mehndi is still a popular form of body art among the women of Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, the Maldives, Africa, and the Middle East. In the late 1990s, mehndi decorations became fashionable in the West, popularized by the Indian cinema and entertainment industry, where they are called henna tattoos. Mehndi is derived from the Sanskrit word mendhikā. The use of mehndi and turmeric is described in the earliest Hindu Vedic ritual books. It was originally used for only women's palms and sometimes for men, but as time progressed, it was more common for men to wear it. Staining oneself with turmeric paste, as well as mehndi, are Vedic customs, intended to be a symboli