The exotic tattoo seeking inner light

The women wear henna tattoos on the hands and feet, usually on the palms where the color stands out more because higher levels should keratin.

There are many types of tattoo, and commonly known is the one that is permanently true surgical inserts under the skin pigments. Unlike temporary tattoo pigments are resting on the surface of the skin as is the case with mehndi.

Mehndi is the application of henna as a temporary form of skin decoration in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. The use of mehndi and turmeric described in ancient Vedic ritual books. Haldi (Staining oneself with turmeric paste) as well as mehndi are important Vedic customs as a symbolic representation of the exterior and interior sun. Vedic customs are intended to awaken the "inner light" and so the inner sun gold has an important symbolic function.

Mehndi became fashionable in the West in the 1990s, which are sometimes called henna tattoos, which is applied on special occasions like weddings and Muslim holidays such as Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Azha. Likewise in Hindu festivals like Karva Chauth, Diwali, Teej and Bhaidooj.

In some Hindu festivals, every woman looks henna tattoos on the hands and feet. Usually it is drawn on the palms of the hands and feet, where the color stands out more because the skin contains higher levels of keratin which binds temporarily to lawsone, henna dye. Henna was originally used as a form of decoration mainly for brides.

In the modern era, usually people buy henna ready to use and easy to paint. However, in rural India, women grind fresh henna leaves powder (grinding sil stone) with added oil, which while not as refined as those prepared professionally produce darker colors that distinguish clearly working lines.