Why do India get tattoos on its fingers?

This is the custom of getting married in India, not only in India but also in Pakistan. It is a dye that draws exquisite tattoo patterns on the back of hands and arms. These tattoos are only temporary. The following is an introductory article that should be helpful to you:

"Without Mahdi, the wedding is untidy."

According to textual research, this kind of hand-painted art named "Manheidi" can be traced back to India 5000 years ago, but some experts believe that it was introduced to India in the12nd century with the prosperity of Arabic culture and Mughal dynasty.

There has always been a saying in Indian society that "a wedding is not neat without Manheidi". On the night before the wedding, the bride needs her future mother-in-law to draw the first hand-painted pattern, and then the most exquisite and complicated pattern will be drawn by experienced hand-painted artists. The whole process will take at least seven or eight hours. The next day, the daubed bride will go to her husband's house to start a new life. Some brides used hand-painting as an excuse to avoid housework in the following days. When she went back to visit her family ten days later, her mother was relieved to see that her daughter's hand painting had not faded.

The bride's hand-painted patterns are also very particular. Many flowers represent the blessing to the bride's "many children and many blessings" Peacock and lotus are the national birds and flowers of India, symbolizing beauty and wealth. An elephant with a upturned nose represents family prosperity and good luck. Sometimes naughty brides and girlfriends will turn hand-painted into games. They hide the groom's name in the bride's hand-painted patterns, and only when they find their own names in these patterns can the groom start a sweet wedding night.

Pigment comes from natural plants.

The paint used for hand painting comes from a northern plant called Hannah. People pick the leaves and buds of this shrub and grind them into very fine paste, which has become an important painting material for hand-painted artists. In Dilihart, which is known as the "concentration place of folk handicrafts" in New Delhi, the reporter watched the process of hand-painted art completely. After the customer washes his arm, the hand painter skillfully paints on the back of his hand and upper arm with paint tubes with different colors and different opening shapes. About 20 minutes later, a very fine and complicated pattern was published by the hand-painted artist. In order to keep the pattern longer, customers need to wait for the next two hours for the pigment to dry. After the excess pigment dries and falls off, the pattern left on the human body will clearly appear. Apply it again with plant essential oil and the pigment will "take root" on the skin.

Ancient art goes to the world.

On the streets of New Delhi, any girl who loves beauty can have her favorite hand-painted patterns for only 50 rupees (1 US$ 43). In the wedding service in India, there are still experienced masters who specialize in complex hand-painting for the bride, and the income is very considerable. The bride's hand painting often exceeds 65,438+0,000 rupees. With the deepening of cultural exchanges, India's ancient hand-painted culture spread to western countries at the end of last century. People can draw their own patterns by buying ready-made raw materials. Some western tattoo shops have also launched this service. According to some Indian media reports, many well-known Hollywood movie stars, such as Madonna and demi moore, have shown this "temporary tattoo" of Indian technology in public and even at the award ceremony.