Arts of Rajasthan |
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The Art of Body Painting in Rajasthan |
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An interesting aspect of tattooing among the women is
that the designs were used as a family heritage. Thus,
the tattoo designs on the bodies of the elders are
adopted by the younger ones in the family and this goes
on from one generation to the other. |
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Mehandi in Rajasthan
It is one of the most precious jewel for brides, and
carry good luck for their married life. According to
Indian customs and traditions, the grooms are also
adorned with beautiful designs which are as elaborate as
those of brides. The women decorate their hands, feet,
body and hairs during various occasions and events.
Mehandi is applied on various auspicious occasion like
wedding, festivals, birth of a child.
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Process to Apply Mehandi
After applying, the hands or feet are wrapped with the
tissue, plastic, or medical tape to lock in the body
heat, so that it can create more intense colour on the
skin.
The wrap is worn
overnight and then removed in the next morning. When it
is washed, it leaves a rich reddish brown colour on the
surface of skin and last somewhere from one to three
weeks, depending on the quality of the paste. |
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For
more darker designs, just mix a henna paste beforehand, so
that the colour darkens. Once the paste is ready, apply it on
the chosen area and to achieve the best results, expose it in
the natural light and apply sugar and lemon paste. Then, leave
the paste on your skin for at least 8 hours. Afterwards,
remove the dry mehandi by scrubbing, then apply mehandi oil.
Please do not wash your hands with water, as it might have
negative effect on the color. Avoid the use of soap or cream
on the design for at-least 24 hours. These tips will help you
to achieve the darker design. |
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Puppetry in Rajasthan |
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Turbans of Rajasthan
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Textiles of Rajasthan
Rajasthan is the home of various exquisite and beautiful
varieties of traditional textiles. Tourists coming to
Rajasthan always buy some excellent fabrics of Rajasthan
which are going to make their memory always colourful
and bright.
If the print is made by hand, there will be block marks
on the reverse side of the print at the regular
interval, with slightly messy corners running towards
the center of the piece. |
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Sometimes machine prints also copy these untidy lines, but the
similarity of color pattern, and clean print on the reverse
side, make it quite simple to mark them as impersonators.
Rajasthani textiles came in a fascinating range of dyed and
block-printed fabric which are further embellished with
embroidery. |
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Tie
and Dye of Rajasthan
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Now the tie and dye clothes are one of the most exported
fabrics of India. The tourists have always became
attracted towards the heart-warming designs, dyed in a
particular style.
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