"I am tired,” whines the bride-to-be who has been reclining at an awkward angle on a lounge chair for the past two hours while a mehndi artist applies henna to her palms and feet. Twenty-one-year-old ...

Tulsi Yadav teaches Shoba Narayan about the application and design of mehndi, or henna, at the Dera Mandawa haveli in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Formerly a private mansion, the Dera Mandawa is now a hotel.

The goods and services tax (GST) rate on Mehandi is 5 per cent while that of Henna is 18 per cent. "Traders have complained about higher GST on Mehandi/Henna. (Image/AP) Rajasthan government today ...

Henna (also called mehndi, anella, or lalle) is a temporary “tattoo” and hair dye made from the henna plant (Lawsonia inermis). People in many cultures use it to create elaborate designs on the skin.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. LOUIS – Henna art has been around for ...