Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
LUDHIANA, India, October 22, 2010: The celebration of Karva Chauth — a popular and important day for all Hindu married women — is incomplete without mehndi or henna, which has a significant role to play in the Indian cultural canvas. This year, unlike traditional mehndi applications on hands, feet or any other part of body, demand for matching mehndi color with that of one’s attire seems to be particularly high.
Despite the fact that it does not last as long as traditional henna does, it seems to have wowed the youngsters, who want it to match with their outfits on the special day. For this style of henna application, artists draw any basic design with black and red henna mixture and fill it with cloth dying color, pearl colors or even color pen. The final touches — of colorful matching — would be done on the day of the Karva Chauth.