Meaning of the mehndi tattoo designs, their symbolism and the slovenian variation of the design

Magistrska naloga z naslovom »pomen oblikovanja tetovaž mehndi, njihov simbolizem in izdelava slovenske različice« je sestavljena iz dveh delov. V prvem, tj. teoretičnem delu bom s pomočjo literature opisala mandalo ter njen pomen v vzhodni kulturi, še posebej pa se bom osredotočila na poslikavo telesa, imenovano mehndi. Glede na to, da je ključen del tetovaž mehndi mandala, bom tako opisala njune ključne povezave, pomene in simbole. V drugem, tj. praktičnem delu naloge pa bom izdelala tetovaže mehndi s tradicionalnimi slovenskimi ornamenti, ki jih bom tudi opisala v nalogi.The Master’s thesis Meaning of the mehndi tattoo designs, their symbolism and the Slovenian variation of the design consists of two parts. In the theoretical part, I will describe the mandala and its meaning in eastern culture with the help of literature. I will specifically focus on a form of body art called mehndi. Considering that the mehndi mandala is a key part of a tattoo, I will describe their salient points, significance and symbols. In the practical part, I will make and describe samples of the mehndi tattoo with the traditional Slovenian ornaments