Mehndi (pronounced as meh-hen-dee) is the traditional art of henna painting. An alluring art derived from North India, mehndi is usually adorned by women, although men also put on mehndi for occasions. iMehndi.com is a community driven website to showcase mehndi designs created by members.

In the olden days, people used to grind leaves from mehandi trees (Lawsonia inermis) and use the resultant paste to decorate their hands. Nowadays, the mehndi dye that we see in the form of beautiful designs is made from ground mehndi leaves. The ground paste is mixed with a few other ingredients like lemon juice, and applied using cones. The cones are filled with the mehandi paste, and squeezed on the palms, as designs, much like icing a cake. The designs are washed off after a few hours. The resulting mehandi stain stays on for about a couple of weeks.

We have showcased the designs sent by the members in the gallery. If you enjoy wearing or creating mehndi designs, please share your designs with us. You can directly upload your designs using the Create Content -> Mehndi link.