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The Indian Style of Temporary Tattooing

Mehandi is a ceremonial art that originated in India but is practised all over the world. Mehndi also known as Henna or heena is and ancient body art. It modern days it is used as skin decoration technique like tattoo. But Heena tattoo is a temporary tattoo. In India Henna has religious values and is part of special occasions like wedding and festivals. The art is usually drawn on palms and feet. But In the western world it is applied everywhere a tattoo can be drawn. Henna doesn?t have any side effects. Henna, produces a red-orange dye molecule called lawsone. This molecule has an affinity...

Mehndi (Henna) Art

The patterns of mehndi are typically quite intricate and predominantly applied to brides before wedding ceremonies. However, Mehndi decorations became fashionable in the West in the late 1990s, where they are sometimes called "henna tattoos".
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