"Mehandi"

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16 July 2025

Nepali women select beads from a local market with the arrival of Shrawan, the sacred month for Hindus living in Nepal and India, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on July 16, 2025. Tri-colored beads (red, green, and yellow), mehendi, and filings over the palms and wrists mark the attire of women in Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, at the start of Shrawan. According to Hindu belief, the fourth month on the Lunar Calendar is devoted to Lord Shiva. Married and unmarried females fast on Mondays during this month, wearing sacred clothes. Married women fast for the longer life of their husbands, while unmarried women pray to Lord Shiva for a suitable match. With the start of Shrawan, the sales of beads, mehendi, and filings usually increase. The beads, which are stitched in threads, are brought from India, Pakistan, China, and other countries. The younger generations in Nepal are now fascinated by mehendi and filings, which they consider stylish. There is also another reason for painting palms with mehendi: ''the test of the love level of a future husband.''

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16 July 2025

Nepali women select beads from a local market with the arrival of Shrawan, the sacred month for Hindus living in Nepal and India, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on July 16, 2025. Tri-colored beads (red, green, and yellow), mehendi, and filings over the palms and wrists mark the attire of women in Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, at the start of Shrawan. According to Hindu belief, the fourth month on the Lunar Calendar is devoted to Lord Shiva. Married and unmarried females fast on Mondays during this month, wearing sacred clothes. Married women fast for the longer life of their husbands, while unmarried women pray to Lord Shiva for a suitable match. With the start of Shrawan, the sales of beads, mehendi, and filings usually increase. The beads, which are stitched in threads, are brought from India, Pakistan, China, and other countries. The younger generations in Nepal are now fascinated by mehendi and filings, which they consider stylish. There is also another reason for painting palms with mehendi: ''the test of the love level of a future husband.''

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31 March 2025

An Islamic devotee shows hand-painted mehndi after attending Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the Islamic holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on March 31, 2025.

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12 March 2025

A veiled Iranian student helps her schoolmate wear a Palestinian scarf as they stand in front of a Palestinian flag and a portrait of Hashd Shabi's late leader, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, while participating in an anti-Israeli event at a cultural center in southern Tehran, Iran, on March 11, 2025.

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1 March 2025

A woman looks at jhumka style earrings during the Diwali and Karwa Chauth Bazaar in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, on October 20, 2024.

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21 January 2025

Organic henna cones are displayed during the Diwali and Karwa Chauth Bazaar in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, on October 20, 2024.

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24 October 2024

A woman holds a small colorful maple leaf in her hand during the autumn season in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on October 22, 2024.

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21 October 2024

A woman displays the mehndi (henna) design applied to her hand during the Diwali and Karwa Chauth Bazaar in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, on October 20, 2024.

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21 October 2024

A woman has a mehndi (henna) design applied to her hand during the Diwali and Karwa Chauth Bazaar in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, on October 20, 2024.

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21 October 2024

A woman has a mehndi (henna) design applied to her hand during the Diwali and Karwa Chauth Bazaar in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, on October 20, 2024.

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21 October 2024

Women display traditional jewelry for customers during the Diwali and Karwa Chauth Bazaar in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, on October 20, 2024.

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21 October 2024

Women display traditional jewelry for customers during the Diwali and Karwa Chauth Bazaar in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, on October 20, 2024.

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24 September 2024

An Indian woman holds soybeans in her hand at a farm in Stouffville, Ontario, Canada, on September 22, 2024.

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15 September 2024

Henna is applied to the hand of a Hindu devotee during the Sree Ganesh Chaturthi Mahotsav festival in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, on September 14, 2024. Ganesh Chaturthi, also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi, is a Hindu festival that celebrates the arrival of Lord Ganesh to earth from Kailash Parvat with his mother, Goddess Parvati. The festival features the largest clay idol of Lord Ganesh in Canada.

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15 September 2024

A woman shows freshly applied henna during the Sree Ganesh Chaturthi Mahotsav festival in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, on September 14, 2024. Ganesh Chaturthi, also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi, is a Hindu festival celebrating the arrival of Lord Ganesh to earth from Kailash Parvat with his mother, Goddess Parvati. The festival features the largest clay (earthen) idol of Lord Ganesh in Canada.

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2 August 2024

Nepali Hindu women are painting their palms with henna, commonly called "mehendi," at a fair in Kathmandu, Nepal, on August 2, 2024, as a part of a ritual in the month of Shrawan.

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