Indian Wedding Jewelry Biography
Source(google.com.pk)History of Indian jewellery is as old as the history of the country itself. Around 5000 years ago, the desire to adorn
themselves aroused in people, leading to the origin of jewellery. Since then, Indian women and jewellery have
gone hand in hand. There cannot be a woman in India, who does not adore herself with minimum jewellery. In
fact, jewellery is considered as security and prestige of women in the country. The attraction for jewellery has
been great in India that it is no more a craft than an art.
Indian jewellery is unique in its design and workmanship. In all kinds of traditional dance forms, jewellery has
been a significant part. Be it Bharatnatyam, Kuchipudi or Kathak, all have given importance to jewellery in
presenting the artist. The sheer number of items forming the jewellery of an Indian woman is numerous, ranging
from earrings and necklaces to pieces for adorning the hair, hip, feet, and feet. Jewellery made with emeralds,
diamonds, pearls, rubies, sapphires and other precious and semi-precious stones have been in practice for long.
The range of jewellery in India varies from religious to purely aesthetic types. It is crafted not only for humans, but
also for the Gods, ceremonial elephants and horses. Royal class people have given patronage to the art of
jewellery since ancient times, when rajas and maharajas vied with each other to possess the most exquisite and
magnificent pieces. Regional differences can be observed in the making of jewellery, depending on the
differences in geography, people, culture, and their lifestyle.
While the designs in solid gold jewellery of Tamil Nadu and Kerala are inspired by nature, the Meenakari and
Kundan styles of jewellery making have been influenced by the Mughal dynasty. Then there is a huge range of
silver beads found all over India, especially in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh. Their
availability leads to the development of the bead jewellery, popular till date.
While Assamese jewellery is influenced by local flora and fauna, Manipuri jewellery-makers make use of items
like shells, animal claws, teeth and precious and semi-precious stones. These huge varieties of ornaments bear
testimony to the excellent skill of the jewellers and craftspeople of the country. Indian jewellery in Gold,
diamonds, silver, sterling silver, precious stones, copper and semi-precious stones is a rage all over the world.
Significance of Indian Jewellery
Indians have been using jewellery for adornment since centuries. The significance of jewellery in the country is
evident from the fact that on many auspicious occasions, jewellery forms a part of gifts. Though the trend of men
adoring themselves has now faded away, many of them still use earrings, bracelets, pedants, etc. However, it is
the Indian women for whom jewellery holds utmost significance. In India, jewellery is considered auspicious for
women. Even poorest of poor women will have some kind of jewellery with them.
Jewellery has not only been considered for the purpose of adoration, but also as a security in times of
contingency. This is because it is often expensive and can be sold whenever there is dire need of money. This
way, jewellery also serves the purpose of insurance, which can be depended upon. Jewellery forms the important
part of adoration among Indian women. To accentuate their feminine beauty, they use jewellery made of gold,
silver, copper and diamonds. Traditionally, jewellery has always been linked with wealth, power and status.
Talking about the significance of jewellery in the life of women in India, they are gifted jewellery in different
phases of life such as, at birth, at coming of age, in marriage, on becoming a mother, etc. Certain ornaments,
such as mangalsutra, nath (nose ring) and toe rings, quintessential for married Indian women. From the practice
of generations, these gifts are still continuing without any abruption. Jewellery gifted to women at the time of her
marriage is called 'stridhan' i.e. wealth of women, which in short is symbol of wealth, power and femininity.
Jewellery design is so versatile in India that it varies from state to state. If some jewellery is so much popular in
one state, it might not necessarily be popular in another state. However, some basic jewellery is common among
all the women across India. Bridal jewellery like maangtika, earrings, nose rings, necklace, mangalsutra, bangles, etc make up basic jewellery which adorn women in India. Incidentally, even today, gold is the metal most widely
used for bridal ornaments and over the last decade, these are increasingly being studded with diamonds.
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