In the olden days, people used to grind leaves from mehandi trees (Lawsonia inermis) and use the resultant paste to decorate their hands. Nowadays, the mehandi dye that we see in the form of beautiful designs is made from dried, ground mehandi leaves. The ground paste is mixed with a few other ingredients like lemon juice, and applied using cones. The cones are filled with the mehandi paste, and squeezed on the palms, as designs, much like icing a cake. The designs are washed off after a few hours. The resulting mehandi stain stays on for about a couple of weeks.

We have showcased the designs sent by the members in the gallery. If you enjoy wearing or creating mehandi designs, please think about sharing your designs in this site with us. You can directly upload your designs using the Create Content -> Mehandi link.