Henna painting is the tradition in Islamic and Arab countries. People in these countries use the Henna as a replacement for tattoos. The leaves of the henna plant are dried and powdered to be mixed into a paste which is used to dye the skin, hair, nails. ...
A tattoo-like form of body art (Mehindi) in which the skin—especially the palms and soles—is painted using a paste made from leaves of Lawsonia inermis, a shrub that grows in Egypt, Tunisia, Iran, India, the Arabian peninsula and tropical Africa, popularly known as henna, henne, al-...
Henna, the Persian name for Lawsonia inermis, a flowering desert shrub that produces red dye. Twice a year the henna leaves are harvested, dried, and ground into a fine powder. For over 9,000 years henna has been used to dye hair red and for the art of mehndi. Henna contains hennotann...
Despite that henna has mainly be used as dye plant, it is also known for its medicinal properties. Leaves are used in traditional folk medicine in India, many Muslim countries and North Africa. Herb is used in Ayurvedic and Unani medicine as a gargle for bad throat and extracts or decoction...
During Diwali festival, doorways are hung with torans of mango leaves and marigolds. There are designerToransavailable now-a-days which are hung on the front door all year and replaced on Diwali day with new one. Another beautiful addition to the fun of Diwali is sand art (Rangoli) applied...