Arabic to Bridal: 5 alluring mehendi designs for your Karwa Chauth moment

The pleasing aroma of mehendi always calls for a celebration and is known to bring fortune, prosperity, and love. Applying mehendi on an auspicious occasion can also protect the wearer from evil. Mehendi designs are looked upon on the occasions of Indian festivals, pujas, and weddings. As we have the one-day Karwa Chauth fast around the corner, every married woman gets ready to apply the most beautiful mehendi and complete the look with stunning jewellery and a sari. As there are multiple mehendi designs and styles in the market, let’s choose from the best and draw some inspiration for the final look.

Arabic mehendi style is one of the most popular types of mehendi designs which include an enchanting mix of floral and geometric patterns and create a statement look. While traditionally, the Indian designs cover our whole palm, Arabic designs are less intricate and cover the wrists and the back of our hands mainly. It has its roots in Persia, where soon the trend took all over the Arab countries and got its name.
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Traditional Indian mehendi designs call for new beginnings or for an auspicious event. These designs consist of detailed meshwork patterns with flowers and intricate patterns that look beautiful and cover the whole palm and back of the hand. The Indian mehendi design got its inspiration from Egypt, and since the 4th century, henna designs were spotted in the Deccan regions in several caves which has become an important part of our culture.
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Bridal or jewellery mehendi designs applied on brides appear like jewellery which have intricate designs of flowers, petals, and leaves. Bridal mehendi designs mainly cover your full hands, arms, and legs, and hold a strong importance during wedding ceremonies. Many Indian brides also cover half of their legs and feet with intricate mehendi designs on their wedding grabbing the spotlight which makes them stand out of the crowd and look gorgeous on their wedding day.
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The Moroccan mehendi style is mainly popular in the Middle East Gulf countries which look more simple and subtle but are very fine and properly laid. The style takes a more contemporary take and looks trendy, unique, and chic with small rounds and shapes that have intricate detailing around making your hands look subtle but stylish. The diamond-shaped mehendi design is very common in the Moroccan style and is their main feature.
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Originating from West Africa, mehendi designs were mainly ruled out by the ancient tribal communities and were inspired by their life events. African henna soon took over the world and is known as Lalle. Their drawings and designs are quite similar to the Arabic mehendi design and have enough space and gaps, unlike the Indian mehendi designs that are known for their intricate detailing. African designs also include a lot of tribal patterns that are related to their culture and come with bold borders and lines.
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Which mehendi design are you opting for this Karwa Chauth?