subject: Indian Jewellery, Indian Jewellery Collection [print this page] Today the market of Jewelry is growing very rapidly. Everyone wants the latest designs of Indian Jewelry under the best brands. Indian Jewelry is the only priority of the Indian weddings. Indian wedding appears to be very unique just because of the tradition of Indian Jewelry. A wide variety of designs of Jewelry are available. Indian Jewellery collection is very vast as for every culture and religion we have different styles of Jewelry/ornaments. Indian Jewelry has an important culture in it. It is passed from generation to generation.
Every culture and religion has its own exclusive style of Jewelry. Indian Jewelry plays a very important role in identifying that weather the girl is married or unmarried.
Toe rings for the wedded girls are generally made up of silver and have stone embedded into it. A ring in the nose is also a symbol of a married girl. The nose ring is of different designs depending upon the religion and culture. Panchangal is a tradition in which the women wore five rings in the fingers. The bangle like thing which is made up of silver and gold is called the Kamarband. Then we have anklets made of silver and gold by fusion of several rings made up of metal.
Indian Jewellery is very costly because of its uniqueness. There are a number of different techniques by which one can design Jewelry. Some of the designs include Kundan made up of stones fused with silver and gold, Filigree, thin wires carved out of silver, Meena, metallic designs in different colours along with the work of filing. Indian jewellery is stylish and is not restricted only to a single metal.
Jewellery in India has been an unbroken tradition for over 5,000 years. The skilled Indian jewelers have recreated the gifts of nature in gold and silver. In early India, people handcrafted jewellery out of natural materials found in abundance all over the country. Seeds, feathers, leaves, berries, fruits, flowers, animal bones, claws and teeth was gathered and artistically transformed into fine body jewellery. Even today such jewellery is used by the different tribal societies.
Indian jewellery has reached far and wide to different countries of the World. It unique and traditional design and artistic excellence find great appeal all over the world. It has promoted many exporters of Indian handicrafts to collect, manufacture and the ship to suppliers in foreign countries in bulk.
