Let the mehendi tell your story 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 designs 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. (Image Credits: Pinterest) Indian mehendi designs 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 Decca.