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♡♤♡ traditional ornaments of Hindu women around india♡♤♡
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I will be posting some distinctive ornaments worn by hindu women around india. Many of which have marital significance.
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I will be posting some distinctive ornaments worn by hindu women around india. Many of which have marital significance.
Ornament of kashmiri pandit women, dejhoor/athoor or ath. It has similar significance to mangalasutra in kashmiri pandit culture, and as a tradition goes back to pre islamic era which can be seen through multiple scupture where even men sport similar ear chains.
Traditional bridal ornaments of a north indian women. Passa/jhoomer/chapka.This ornamnet is common to north western india. Although nowdays it is being associated with muslim or even sometimes being called "mughal ornament" that is not the case. Since the word is sanskirt origin
Passa is prakrit word for parsva, which means "side" in north indian languages. Pārśva (पार्श्व) refers to the “sides” it somehow came to be associated with muslims as how frequently it was used by tawaifs. And hindus distanced from it equating it with immodesty.
Traditional marriage ornaments of south indian women, "jada" or a long braid ornament which comes in simple gajra style and even single gold or multiple pieces added into hair ending in a suspended ending similar to paranda.
It's history too goes beyond 1000 years.
It's history too goes beyond 1000 years.
Non connected styles which may or may not come with false braid.
Traditional ornaments of south indian iyengar women, aandalkodai is the traditional hair ornament used by vaishanvite iyengar brahmin women. It is influenced by devi aandal who was one of the vaishnavite saint of south.
More pics of saint aandal-
Ornament of a punjabi women, saggi phull, literally "shagun ka phull" or flower of auspiciousness in prakrit and MIA, is the traditional marital headdress of punjab, even the queens of punjab sported it during the sikh rule. It may come with mangtikka attached
Ornament of a rajasthani women, Rakhdi/bore/borela/boriya is the tradition headdress or mangtikka of of rajasthan, it may simply be supported by single string chain like 1st pic, seeshphool or ornamented patti like in 2nd pic.
