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Karva Chauth Mehendi Designs: Style Guide & Booking

Karva Chauth mehendi is festive henna applied a day before or on the morning of Karva Chauth, featuring symbols of the fast such as the moon, the sieve (chalni), the karva pot and the couple.

Time needed
15-60 minutes per person
Indicative price
Usually ₹300-₹2,000 per person

Where karva chauth mehendi comes from

Married women traditionally apply mehendi as part of sola shringar for the Karva Chauth fast. Because nearly every booking falls in the same 48 hours, artists in Mumbai get booked up well in advance.

How to recognise karva chauth mehendi

  • Moon and chalni motifs
  • Karva pot and diya
  • Couple figures
  • Often palm-focused for a dark stain

Best occasions for karva chauth mehendi

Married womenNewly-weds (first Karva Chauth)Group bookings at societies

Tips before you book

  1. Book at least a week ahead - Karva Chauth eve is the busiest day of the year.
  2. Apply the evening before for the darkest colour by moonrise.
  3. Society group bookings often get a better per-person rate.

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Mehendi artists who can draw karva chauth mehendi

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