Rajasthani Mehndi Designs: The Rajasthani culture is a frequently featuring emissary of India’s cultural diversity, owing to the continued traditions from the past that are undisturbed by newer influences from globalization. It should come as no surprise if you see the intricacies of Rajasthani mehndi designs that exhibit the self-reflexivity of the culture in terms of richness, to say the least. There are some striking features of Rajasthani designs that set them apart from the other usual mehndi designs, as amply elucidated in the following designs we have picked out just for you. Drum roll, please!
1. Bride-Groom Design Alternate
Image Courtesy: Alankritaa Mehandi Art Studio
The dulha and dulhan design is pretty famous and much sought-after in Indian weddings. This particular design differs from the usual execution of the bride and groom design in that one is drawn on the inside of the palm of one hand and the other on the back side of the other hand. It is completed by complementing details added to the fingers in the form of swirly patterns.
2. Circular Design With Prince And Princess
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This is an interesting form of the dulha-dulhan mehndi design where the couple are depicted as a prince and a princess, waiting to exchange garlands. There is a single circular design in the background to elevate the said images, and tiny repetitive patterns around it make the overall design look like it is a print on a fabric.
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3. Dulha Imbibed In Peacock motif
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One can’t exactly say how intricate mehndi designs can get, especially Rajasthani mehndi designs. Even if the bride and groom design is used often, artists find newer ways of representing the said motifs through creative designs. The groom is engraved in a pattern-filled palm, adjacent to a peacock motif, which can be seen repeated on the wrist alongside the nagada and shehnai images — beautifully Rajasthani!
4. Sleeve Rajasthani Mehndi Design Without Finger Details
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Finding beauty in emptiness may be more than philosophical sometimes, as shown by this beautiful sleeve of Rajasthani mehndi design. Featuring a passport-size image of the groom in the palm, the intricate mehndi sleeve is complete even without any patterning on the fingers, thus accentuating the strokes of the design faithfully. As you can see, it’s what’s inside (the filling) the design that makes this one of the Rajasthani mehndi designs that is distinct from others.
5. Rajasthani Mehndi Design In Floral Full Sleeve
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Have you ever seen an extensive printed or embroidered pallu of a saree and wondered, “Damn I love that pattern”? Well, if you have, and want something like that for a mehndi design, this is it. This extensive mehndi full sleeve design is short of being printed in a beautiful Banarasi saree pallu, due to its intricate detailing of floral damasks and other patterns that make it fit for a glorious occasion like a wedding!
6. Intricate Rajasthani Sleeve Mehndi Design For the Back Of The Hand
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One major advantage that sleeve designs have is that the artist has more room for various patterns and their details, although with the risk of redundancy. But if it is kept in mind and drawn with a fully visualised theme, it’s all good. This intricate sleeve mehndi design for the back of the hand makes use of a central paisley with chequered solid fill, a netted pattern for a cuff, and much more, for a complete and beautiful mehndi design.
7. Rajasthani Mehndi Designs – Gair Ghoomar Motif With Groom In Angrakha
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The gair ghoomar is a dance performed by men and women during the celebration of Holi in Rajasthan. The attraction is the costumes worn — women in long, flared and embroidered ghagras and men in the typical Rajasthani angrakha. You can see a groom doing the gair ghoomar in this particular mehndi design, with the angrakha, pagdi and the sticks and everything. This is definitely as Rajasthani as it gets.
8. Anklet With Toe-chain: Rajasthani Mehndi Design For The Feet
Image Courtesy :Alankritaa Mehandi Art Studio
Of course, we have to adorn the feet with mehndi, and what better way to do it than by choosing a sexy Rajasthani mehndi design like this one! Symmetry is an important component of Rajasthani mehndi design and it finds graceful execution in this design for the feet. Intricate patterns starting at the toes are connected by strands to beautiful damasks at the ankles, making it look like an anklet that is connected to toe-chains. This design requires very less of any other accessories for the feet and goes with any kind of classy footwear — a mehndi design that you can wear with the Rajasthani pride!
Mehndi Ka Rasm
Mehndi is a body art turned wedding adornment for the bride, and has been around for many centuries now. From being a part of home remedies for hair fall, hypertension and much more, to being used in intricate drawings on hands and feet for festive occasions, mehndi has seen it all. The mehndi ka rasm or the mehndi ceremony, is one of those pre-wedding rituals that are most celebrated throughout the country where the practice exists. The women of the home gather to celebrate in song and dance, while the bride’s hands and feet are adorned with fresh green mehndi. All the women and children also apply mehndi on their hands but the bride is undoubtedly the star of the day! With newer influences and evolving artistry, there are several designs and patterns that are combined in various ways to draw the perfect bridal mehndi design for the big wedding day!
Frequently Asked Questions
1. Is Indo-Arabic mehndi style similar to Rajasthani mehndi designs?
Ans: An Indo-Arabic mehndi style is the mixture of patterns from the Indian designs (mainly Gujarati and Rajasthani) where the patterns are very close knit and the Arabic designs where the patterns are not very intricate. So there’s a very good chance that you will find Rajasthani design blended into it.
2. Is the mirror effect present only in the Rajasthani mehndi style?
Ans: Though the Rajasthani mehndi style is very popular for the mirror effect incorporated into the design, it can be done in any other mehndi style too. No limitations here.
3. Can I apply the Rajasthani mehndi designs on my feet too?
Ans: Definitely! Mehndi is an art. It accentuates your look and it can be applied on your hands, legs, arms and your back too.
4. Is the dulha-dulhan mehndi pattern specific to the Rajasthani design?
Ans: Not really. Dulha-dulhan mehndi patterns can be done in both Rajasthani and Gujarati styles. However, the Kashmiri style does not use the dulha-dulhan mehndi pattern as it deals mainly with leaves, branches and flowers.
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