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Marriage is probably the oldest institutions of the world. According to Martin Luther, "There is no more lovely, friendly and charming communion or company than a good marriage". Since times immemorial the custom of marriage is always governed by traditions, customs and conventions.
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In India the tradition of marriage is unfinished without wedding jewellery and when the question of bridal jewellery pops, the predominant choice is gold. In Indian culture, gold holds a special place in marriage because it symbolizes wealth and prosperity and is supposed to confer the women with great power and authority as well as great beauty. Ornaments such as the mangalsutra(a black beaded necklace with gold pendant), ear rings, bindi, finger rings, bangles, and nose rings are presently adorned by brides almost all over the nation of India.
Some of the more principal conventional ornaments like armlets, waste bands etc. are not apposite according to the current fashion trend and are only worn in some parts. Rings are considered as the most conventional form of marriage ornaments for both men and women, and generally imply a marital relation between two individuals. In Indian custom of marriage, the additional ornament of a 'thaali' or 'mangal sutra' is the chief representation of matrimony. The mangalsutra is worn on a chain with two or three strings of black beads interlarded with gold. These beads are important because they are held to protect the marriage against all sorts of evils. Many women beautifully deck their arms with bangles in vibrant green and red shades. And the chooda which is a set of ivory bangles with inlay work, that is presented to the bride by her mother or mother-in-law as a symbolic representation of her newly wedded status.
In the Indian states like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, toe rings are a must for the married women. After their marriage, the Sindhi women desires to adorn the traditional gold earpiece each studded with nine diamonds. In the further northern part of India, after marriage, the Kashmiri Brahmin women sect wear an ornament in the pierced cartilage of the ear with a cord suspended from it at one end also called as 'dejhoru'. Among the Muslim women, the nose ring is mandatory at the occasion of marriage.
'They Deserve It' provides a wide range of information on the traditional wedding jewellery of each part of India which holds special significance for them and these typically traditional ornaments with slight variations remain trendy at all times.
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