A
piece of jewellery which is
used for decorating the hands
of a person is the main objective
of Bangles. A series of jewellery
is incomplete without taking
into account this ornament.
Different types of Bangles are
available on the market today.
In the past, a bracelet is
considered a sign of marriage
for wives. Even today all
orders for marriage is incomplete
without Bangles The type,
color and make of these marriage
bracelets differs from one
place to another in India.
For example, the rajasthani
bride wears a series of red
and white Bangles which has
to broken a number of days
after the marriage in accordance
with the custom of the region.
Bengali wives on the other
hand, wearing white and red
bangles is made of shells
and coral. The Maharashtra
bride wears a series of green
Bangles are a symbol of married
women in the community.
Bangles may be classified
into different types depending
on the type of equipment that
is used in making them. Glass
bangles, bracelets, metal
and plastic bracelets are
popular type of bracelets
available on the market. The
appropriate colored bangles
that match with your clothes
will make a difference to
your appearance. Glass Bangles
are fragile and prone to breakage
and hence plastic bracelets
are slowly gaining in popularity.
Traditional Indian Jewellery
has been incomplete without
Bangles. Metal bangles often
decorate the hands of women
in the past. In fact, except
for widows most women wore
bracelets during these periods.
The Bangles are made of gold
and silver. Often, precious
stones were embedded in bracelets.
The diamond and ruby-encrusted
Bangles are usually worn by
the elite society of women
at the time. The officers
and men of the royal era often
wore a bracelet that was unique
and thicker and heavier than
the Bangles worn by women
folk. These thick Bangles
were known as "kangans.
Kangans Later these became
popular among women folk.
Today, many women wear a single
thick bangle on each side
instead of many thin bangles.
Kangans are also referred
to as "bala" in
some regions. A "kara"
is a single copper bracelet
or any other material.
At present, many organizations
that are environmentally friendly
are involved in the production
of jewellery made from recyclable
materials, In an effort to
maintain the ecological balance
of the planet. Bracelets made
from jute, coir and bamboo
shoots are becoming very popular.
These are light and with little
creativity can be transformed
into a main mode ornament.
Bangles are another example
of environmentally friendly
products. Wire and ropes are
also used to make Bangles.
The designs and colors used
to beautify these materials
is commonplace for fashion
and artistic bracelets.
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