Traditional Indian Handmade Jewelry

There lies an integral connection between India and its famous traditional jewelry. In fact, the connection is so deep that a woman in India considers her makeup incomplete without adorning some jewelry which add luster to her personality. Whether it’s wedding season or any other festive occasion, a woman can be seen sparkling with jewelry.

Handmade Jewelry – Beauty lies in its Intricacy : However modern we have grown with time, the craze for traditional Indian jewelry has remained the same with its demand increasing manifold in almost all the sections of the society. When it comes to traditional Indian jewelry, the charm of traditional handmade jewelry outshines all other forms of ornamentation. It’s not just the sheer beauty and the value of the handmade ornaments which pulls everyone towards it, but the real attraction lies in the intricacy of its designs and the efforts made by the craftsmen in creating each and every design.To meet the demands of the people, all the cities in India have adequate number of jewelry shops offering wide range of traditional handmadeIndian jewelry. Starting from bead work, shops glitter with wide variety of traditional handworks in meenakari, kundan as well as stone work jewelry.

Giving a lustrous touch to the precious and semi precious stones by cutting and polishing requires a lot of hard work and an artistic bent of mind. Some of the most popularly used stones for enhancing the look of gold and silver jewelry include garnets, rubies, emerald, corals, sapphires, amethysts and turquoises. The first love of South Indian women is always gold jewelry which is also considered as a status symbol. Not only this, it is also thought to be very auspicious and related to the Goddess Lakshmi. Keeping in view the popularity of the artistic works done on traditional Indian gold jewelry, diamond is the most widely used precious stone for it.The traditional Indian jewelry is basically an artistic way of studding gold and silver jewelry with precious stones like rubies, diamonds and emeralds.  In Meenakari, floral patterns in colors of red, blue and green are used to enamel gold. This not only protects the luster of gold, but also attracts everyone’s attention with its beautiful colors.Traditional Silver jewelry has also gained a lot of popularity in the past few decades mainly among the low income groups due to its easy affordability. Some of the most loved silver ornaments among Indian women include hansli, jhumka, chokar, bracelets and nath. Whether it’s diamond, gold or silver, the wide range of ornaments available in all metals stuns everyone’s eyes with its exquisite beauty

Antique Jewelry : As the name itself suggests, this kind of jewelry is out of the mainstream production and has lost its popularity in the past decades which makes it called as antique pieces of jewelry. Its significance lies in keeping the old world charm alive as it has an ancient look.

Bead Jewelry : Chiefly related to Indus valley civilization, bead jewelry is a five thousand year old art made popular by the Indus valley people. They created beautiful beads out of gold, copper, silver, clay, ivory and wood. Many excavations done at the site of Indus valley civilization has given its proof by revealing a wide variety of finished and unfinished beads from the placeWedding jewelry forms an important part of Indian tradition. It certainly accentuates the look of the bride giving a divine touch to her beauty. Nowadays the usage of silver and platinum jewelry has gained a lot of popularity, but the significance of gold jewelry on such occasions has still maintained its value.