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| A date with the moon | | Play around with bindi, henna and bangles | | MUNISH GUPTA
Jammu | Oct 25
Its busy time for mehndi artists in the city as the festival of Indian women, ‘Karva Chauth’ is near. Persons mastering the art of tattooing and mehndi are booking hundreds of orders daily in the city. Be it the leading beauticians of the city or the roadside mehndiwalas, city women are approaching them to get the best of mehndi design on their hands on the eve of Karva Chauth.
Ram Sarain, a mehndi artist from Rajasthan, comes to the city every year during these days. He says, “My other relatives stay here and work in various industries. But they call me from Rajasthan to give them support and latest tips on this art. I get henna from Rajasthan which is not only pure but the colour is also long lasting”.
Sarain and more than 30 members of his group will put up their stalls at Patel Bazar, Purani Mandi, Pacca Danga and Moti Bazar area. One of the artist said, “We even go to houses but the rates are slightly higher”.
The rates of these artists vary from Rs 21 to Rs 101 per hand depending on the labour. For small girls, the rates vary from Rs 5 to Rs 10.
The nippy October air is filled with festive mood. Invitations are pouring in. Karva Chauth and Divali functions are due in the next fortnight. It is time to take out your traditional ensembles from the closet.
A matching bindi on the forehead, bangles on the wrists and mehndi on hands will complete the festive look. These have evolved into chic and haute fashion accessories.
There is a wide variety of bangles available in the market. “There is so much on offer that it is difficult to make up my mind”, said Priya Arora, a college student, who was shopping in Patel Bazar. While she eyed the crystal studded cinkling circles, the ones with coloured stones caught the fancy of her sister-in-law Shaweta. The kundan type ones and the ones with sequins are really selling well this time, said Hemant , owner of a bangle shop. .Many young girls like the karas with dangling chains and small bells too, he said, adding that this year he has stocked up mirror work bangles from Rajasthan and bead work ones from Madhya Pradesh and even China made ones too. These are traditional as well as hip, he added. The plain glass circles are passé as bangles now come in a variety of shapes like rectangle, hexagonal, squarish etc in metal as well as in synthetic material to match any look and outfit perfectly. These can cost from Rs 50 to 500 for a set, while “bahis” can cost Rs 150 onwards.
The mind-boggling variety of bindis worn by heroines and vamps in different serials are inspiration for many of our clients”, says Ramandeep, a beauty consultant .Though bindi has a traditional base, these days fashion conscious
Apart from bangles and bindis, mehndi too has gone cosmopolitan on this occasion.
Whether you are a bride, attending a wedding, preparing for karva Chauth or any other traditional function then the bold Arabian mehndi designs are the way to adorn your hands with henna. ‘‘‘Arabian mehndi is popular as it doesn’t look bad even when it fades after a few days’’, says Pooja, a mehendi artist.
"There is the regular red mehendi, which can be outlined with black, silver or gold mehndi for filling up the designs. Tattoo stickers that are used for the arms, nails, ears or forehead are also trendy’’, adds Monika. |
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