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  2. Mehndi - Wikipedia

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    A Bengali bride in London with hands decorated with mehndi and bangles. Mehndi applied on the palms. Mehndi applied on the backs of the hand. Mehndi (pronunciation ⓘ) is a form of temporary skin decoration using a paste created with henna. In the West, mehndi is commonly known as henna tattoo, although it is not a permanent tattoo.

  3. Henna - Wikipedia

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    An elderly Bengali man in Dhaka with a beard dyed in henna. Henna is a reddish dye prepared from the dried and powdered leaves of the henna tree. [1] It has been used since at least the ancient Egyptian period as a hair and body dye, notably in the temporary body art of mehndi (or "henna tattoo") resulting from the staining of the skin using dyes from the henna plant.

  4. Alta (dye) - Wikipedia

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    Alta (Bengali: আলতা), lakshaya rasa, alah, or mahavar is a red dye mainly used in the Indian subcontinent [1][2][3][4][5][6][7] to tint the hands and feet of women as a cultural practice. It is usually applied with a cotton swab or brush during wedding ceremonies and festivals. Natural alta is produced from soaked betel leaves, although ...

  5. Malaysian art - Wikipedia

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    Henna: Henna is a traditional temporary dye used to adorn the body, especially during weddings. In Malay culture, the malam berinai will be held the night before the wedding, where the bride will be adorned with elaborate henna patterns on her fingers and toes. This aesthetic art form is said to bring luck, beauty, and happiness to the bearer.

  6. Arab wedding - Wikipedia

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    An Arab bride a basic, hand-tied rose bouquet, on her hands henna In Old Palestine, the henna night was a night used to prepare all the necessary wedding decorations and last-minute arrangements. It was also a chance for the families to celebrate together before the wedding.

  7. Jagua tattoo - Wikipedia

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    Western uses. "Jagua tattoo" is a term used by people in the body art industry to refer to a form of temporary tattoo, which is created using the juice or extract of the Genipa americana or jagua fruit. Designs created with jagua appear blue/black in color on the skin and resemble a real tattoo (henna tattoos are reddish-brown in color).

  8. Lawsonia inermis - Wikipedia

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    Lawsonia inermis, also known as hina, the henna tree, the mignonette tree, and the Egyptian privet, [4] is a flowering plant and one of the only two species of the genus Lawsonia, with the other being Lawsonia odorata. It is used as a traditional medicinal plant. [5] The species is named after the Scottish physician Isaac Lawson, a good friend ...

  9. Culture of Somaliland - Wikipedia

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    The henna designs can be very simple to highly intricate. Unlike Pakistani , Indian or Bangladeshi henna designs, the Somali and Arab designs are more modern and simple compared to the latter. Traditionally, only women apply this body art and it is absolutely strange for men to apply such art on their hands and feet.