What Makes Indian Jewelry So Special?
By Tanmai Jewelers
Published On December 20, 2022
India has been a vibrant and thriving centre for the invaluable gold-jewelled arts for many centuries, with its own mines yielding gold, diamonds, and many other precious and semiprecious stones. The charm and journey of these treasures has been remarkable, coming from the 1st century till now to bring pride of being featured on international platforms of ancient artistic jewels. What we hold through these pieces is not only vintage value but centuries of heritage and evolution crafted in gold, with more inclusions to follow.
In the Indian culture, jewelry plays a significant role. It is considered as a sign of wealth, power and status. Jewelry can be worn to enhance one’s beauty and it symbolizes wealth, power and status. For some people, jewelry is a form of art for self and creative expression.
Jewelry has always been an important part of Indian culture. The best thing about it is that it has changed over time and with the changes in style, it has also evolved into something new. As we all know that Indian women are the most beautiful women in the world today; hence their jewelry reflects their beauty and makes them look more attractive to others.
A woman’s jewelry reflects her personality and character as well as her attitude towards life; each piece of jewelry tells us about her personality and character. You can see that there are various types of jewelry available in market like earrings, necklace, rings etc.; each one of these pieces expresses certain emotion or feelings which make you look stylish at your every occasion like marriage ceremony, festivals like Diwali etc..
In order to make yourself look beautiful during any occasion; you need to buy some good quality jewellery because they will make you feel confident. Indian brides wear many different types of jewellery including nose rings, earrings, necklaces, toe rings, wristlets etc on their hands, feet and ears during their wedding ceremony as well as on other parts of their body such as their hands and feet during their reception ceremony after marriage. It is believed that wearing these traditional jewelleries help them attract good luck into their lives
Rings are commonly used in marriage as well. In Indian weddings, they do not only use one-finger ring but a web-like hand ornament called haath phool. They also have head ornaments which protect the wife and husband and used as a sign of their married status. Feet ornaments like anklets and toe rings preserve the wife’s energy and promote better menstrual cycles.
Indian women wear bangles to enhance their feminine grace and beauty. The word bangle has been derived from the traditional word Bangri or Bangali, which in Sanskrit these words mean ‘the ornament that adorns the arm’.
Bangles are ornaments by both unmarried women and married women in India. Historically, there is strong evidence that Indian women have been adorning their arms with bangles since ancient times. One of the oldest art objects in India, the bronze figurine of a dancing girl excavated at Mohenjo Daro epitomizes the antiquity and the universality of wrist ornaments in India. The figurine stands in the nude with one arm at her hip, the other arm completely weighted down with a collection of bangles.
The tradition of Indian women wearing bangles started in ancient times. Women in India wear bangles to enhance their feminine grace and beauty.The word bangle has been derived from the traditional word Bangri or Bangali, which in Sanskrit these words mean ‘the ornament that adorns
The toe ring is a traditional jewellery that is popular in India. It is a ring that is worn on the toe of your foot. The nose ring, lip ring, and earrings are also popular toe rings. The toe ring is made from different materials like gold, silver and other precious metals such as platinum and diamond. The name “toe ring” originates from its shape which resembles a shoe.
The toe rings are mainly used for decoration purposes in India. They are used as wedding jewellery ornaments for women during weddings ceremonies or parties. But it has now become a fashion accessory for young girls who wear them in their daily life also.
The most distinguished scientific reason behind wearing toe rings is that it makes the menstrual cycle more regular. It is a common problem faced by girls. The nerves in the feet are linked to the uterus and moves through the heart.