Jewelry in natural mediums in India
The glitter of India jewelry has fascinated all, across time and space. Jewelry in different mediums like country-seeds, feathers, leaves, berries, fruits, flowers, animal bones, claws and teeth have been fashioned since ancient times in India. The ruins of Mohenjodaro and other sites of the Indus Valley civilization bear testimony to this craft.
Ornaments to adorn you India the land of myriad cultures and splendor has jewelry for every part of the body. The use of ornaments range from religious, social to purely aesthetic purposes. You can find jewelry and ornaments for Gods, humans and animals. There are many stories of rajas and maharajas competing with each other to possess the precious jewelry. Even the temple complexes patronized different styles of jewelry. Jewelry and ornaments is a means of embellishment, an identity, security and social contract. Even the invaders like Mohammad Gouri came to India repeatedly in their quest to possess the richness and wealth of India found in its jewels, and ornaments.
Jewelry as investment
Jewelry, because of its easy convertibility into cash, is also a symbol of security and investment. In India, in the Hindu communities’ jewelry forms a major component of the streedhana (gifts given to a woman at the time of her marriage). A plethora of earrings in various sizes, bangles of bone, shell and ivory extending from the wrist to the armpit along with silver bracelets, chokers, pendants and necklaces, nose rings, and heavy anklets are preferred by most of the migrant groups, across India. The use of gemstones in the jewelry is done due to the belief of their healing characteristics.
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Goldsmiths of India Goldsmiths in India are attributed by a variety of names like region-sonar, swarnakara, panchallar, or thattan. Their artistry, skill and precision have won them accolades from the various parts of the world. The records mention techniques mixing alloys, molding, drawing fine wires, setting stones, inlay work, relief, drawing gold and silver into thin wires, plating and gilding practiced by the goldsmiths from the ancient times.
In small towns and cities of India, the goldsmith perform all the processes from A to Z involved in producing a finished piece. In cities, however the task is more specialized.
Exquisite Styles of Jewelry in India
 India jewelry in different styles, designs and techniques are popular all over the world. Jewelry styles of India differ from place to place. In Orissa and Andhra Pradesh fine silver filigree work can be found while in Jaipur the art of enamelling has several connoisseurs. Mention must be made of silver beads found all over India, especially in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh.Meenakari and kundan styles of jewelry in India are influenced by the Mughals. The notable examples of this style are the chokers and necklaces. The temple jewelry of Nagercoil consists of traditional gold ornaments studded with red and green semi-precious stones. These were used as offerings to the Gods and hence the name. Today, some of these designs are being made in silver and then washed with gold.
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In Assam, soft 24 carat gold is used to make earrings and necklaces modeled on the local flora and fauna-earrings. In Nagaland, gold is used to fashion im itations of the human head and long funnel shaped that are used in combination with shells, animal claws and teeth and precious and semi-precious stones. The designs in solid gold jewelry of Tamil Nadu and Kerala are inspired by nature. The paisley motif or the ambi, rice grains, the cobra's hood, melon and cucumber seeds are some of the common motifs. Silversmiths of Himachal Pradesh make large ornaments, which have a very delicate and intricate appearance. Headdresses called chak, long earrings and large nose-rings with papal leaf or bird motifs are the specialties of the region. In Ladakh, silver charm boxes and headdresses called perak with rows of turquoise, cornelian, coral and agate stitched onto it are quite common.
India jewelry is exported in large scale across the globe.
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