India is a country that is famous for hosting a lot offestivals filled with colors, brightness, happiness, and fervor! Of course,women and their dressing form an integral part of these celebrations! Mehendiis a very important part of Indian rituals – since ancient times. Mehendidesigns are very popular amongst women during festivals. Considered auspiciousin most Indian festivals, it makes women look pretty irrespective of religion.Also called Henna, Mehendi is an essential part of Indian attire. Be it anypuja, wedding or Diwali - Mehendi is must, for women!
With the festival of Karva Chauth just round the corner,Mehendi designs have started trending too. Due to hectic schedules, many womenare not able to put Mehendi by themselves at home. Also, some want theirMehendi to be flawless and perfect; hence they prefer to get the trendiestdesigns made by professional Mehendi artists.
Although, the lockdowns and curfews due to the pandemic,dampened our festive spirits last year! However, this year, with lots ofprecautions, we can enjoy the festivals with full happiness and enthusiasm.
In this article, we bring you few of the easiest andsimple do-it-yourself, Mehendi designs for the upcoming festival season!
Easy to do – Mandala Mehendi Design
Mandala signifies a circular pattern in the center. So,in this mandala design, a big circle is made in the center of the palm, tobegin with, and then small intricate Mehendi designs can be made around it.Depending on how gorgeous you want to make the mandala y9ou can add a bell orvines or simple geometrical patterns to it and enjoy the beautiful Mehendi onyour hands. Make your Mehendi look richer with motifs, vines, small hearts,flowers and Kiari designs.
Single Flower Bell Mehendi Design
In this type of Mehendi design, you can make a big floweras the main part and complete it with a vine of leaves. The design looks veryelegant and makes the hands look fuller and prettier. It is very easy to makeand covers a considerable part of your palm.
Single Peacock Bell Mehendi Design
Peacocks and Mehendi go hand in hand! The peacock designis a very popular Mehendi design. You can couple it with a big single flowerand decorate it with vines, leaves – giving your hands a lovely complete look.Since this design is not very wide, it covers almost the entire palm and takesvery little time to apply.
Criss-Cross Mehendi Single Bell Design
If you are in a rush and want your Mehendi to lookelegant and filling, you can use the criss-cross design which is simple, easyto do, and very less time-consuming. Not everyone can give an artisticfinishing to their Mehendi. Not to worry! For such amateurs, beginners, and theones who have very little time, criss-cross Mehendi is just the right designfor you. It looks beautiful and can be accomplished very fast!
Side Mehendi Single Bell Design
This is a new very innovative Mehendi design, in whichyou can make a simple single bell on the corner of your palm instead ofapplying it on your full hand or diagonally. The best part is it can be coupledwith other patterns also and applied to hands.
Arabic Mehendi
Arabic Mehendi is not as fine or intricate as IndianMehendi. It looks best done in jet black, with a beautiful diagonal pattern ofleafy motifs, vines, and small birds. Arabic Mehendi is for those who believethat minimalistic is the way to go!
Do-it-yourself Geometric Mehendi Designs
Symmetry is something we all love, and it's all thebetter when we can make simple geometric patterns and couple them with bells,vines, leafy motifs to create a balanced look. It looks mesmerizing and is abeauty to look at!
Identical Hand-Mehendi With Different Kind of Motifs OnFingers!
A new trend in Mehendi designs, make checkered boxes andfill them with leafy motifs. Put some beautiful simple hearts, birds, elephantmotifs, and lotus motifs around the grids to make the design stand out - onboth hands! Use these motifs on the fingers to make it look prettier!
Personalized Karva Chauth Mehendi
Replicate or depict scenes from Karva Chauth or coupledportraits, or scenic portraits with your better half on both hands. The designsdepicting different scenes from our rituals and traditions make an adorable,elegant Mehendi design!
With these simple designs, which you can do yourself,enjoy Karvachauth with pretty hands! Mehendi is a very important part of manytraditions and rituals – across different cultures! Whether a simple bell orbeautiful motifs – make a design that matches your vibes and moods!