Rajasthani mehndi design: doli, elephant, bride and groom

Rajasthani mehndi tells a story across the hand: a bride carried in a doli under arches, an elephant with a canopy on the forearm, a bride and groom each in an arched window. The nine pictures are full-coverage designs in that tradition, drawn on a hand and forearm outline. Type a subject of your own, such as a peacock, a camel, or a fort, and the scene is drawn with it as a request.

• a bridal design that tells a story
• a design for a Teej or Gangaur evening
• a full-arm design for a wedding
• a reference for a henna artist's narrative work

Frequently asked questions

What is a doli?

A doli is the covered palanquin in which a bride is carried to her new home. Here it is drawn with bearers across the palm.

What is the difference between the styles?

Bold black uses thick outlines and solid shapes, fine detail packs the scene with fine line work, and henna brown shows the reddish stroke of dried henna.

Can I change the subject?

Yes. Type a subject of your own and the scene is drawn with it, as a request rather than a fixed result.

Are these drawn on real hands?

No. Each is a drawing on white paper, showing the design over a hand and forearm outline.

About toile

This page is a showcase and a starting point: nine samples already rendered, three readings of the pack crossed with three styles, each shown at the size and ratio it was made for. Take any of them further on the wall with a few words, or ask for all nine again under your own direction; a sign-in keeps what you make, and it is free while Toile is new. The recipe behind each sample — the subject, the style, the palette, the framing — travels with the image rather than staying private to the render: it is in the alt text of every sample and in the page's own structured data, so a search engine reads the same handles a person would.