Sterling Silver Handmade Bangle Bracelet

The sheer variety of Antique Jewelry Bracelets in India is matchless. Besides being a mark of a married woman, these Antique Jewelry bracelets have great romantic and amorous connotation. A simple bracelet is slipped on to the wrist by mere pressure, occasionally over a thin coating of oil applied to the hand. Some bracelets have a gap between the two ends from where these are slipped on to the wrist from its side. In most cases, the single tier bracelet, when hollow, is adorned with repousse work motifs, and when solid, with engraving. In two tiered bracelets, the outer rim is usually adorned with additional lobes, pendants, and jingle bells. The more handsome variety usually comprise of a prominent pendant attached to a circular ring which in turn may have further smaller pendants or other decorative elements affixed to the outer rim. Often the screw of the pin that locks the bracelet is itself a highly decorative element, not distinguishable as a separate part, but an integral component of the design.

Womens Handcrafted Belly Ring Chain in Sterling Silver Waist Jewelry

A belly chain is a type of jewelry worn around the waist. Some belly chains attach to a navel piercing, a necklace, or both. Belly chain in sterling silver, a body jewelry from India, that is sleek, simple, and stylish. Very popular with teen age and young women, belly chains are usually worn in summers. They go very well with short tops and lowered trousers (or skirts). Some women also like to wear these belly chains over shirts at waist level.For an evening out, or daytime fun, a silver belly chain with decorative silver tassels. The English word (cummerbund) and the German (kummerband) for waist-band are derived from the Persian Kamar, waist, and bandi, a band. The word is prevalent in most northern Indian languages. The immense popularity of waist ornaments is evidenced by a large number of temple sculptures, frescoes and miniature paintings ranging from the Indus valley civilization till the nineteenth century. To gain the requisite flexibility, most silver waist ornaments are made by chaining or threading together a large number of the links. Often fine work is employed to gain elasticity. Buckles are apparently of the late Mughal or British origin. The most popular system for fastening used earlier comprised of dove-tailed hinges locked by piercing a pin through the two ends of the band in position. Often the locking device was covered with a decorative element.

Anklet Ankle Bracelet Pairs Women Handcrafted Indian Foot Jewelry

Anklet ankle bracelets and toe ring go well with any casual dress for women, occidental or oriental. They are particularly suited for summers when women love to wear sandals. The feet of an Indian woman are very often adorned with anklets and toe rings. Anklets are of two basic types, i.e. the stiff and the flexible. The stiff anklets are either cast or fabricated by hammering sheet metal into the requisite shape. Using the techniques of chiseling, engraving, repousse, granulation, or threading and wire work, anklets are patterned. The flexible variety employs close interlocking of separately made links tied together either by using variations of chain technique or by threading together of links. Known as Jhanjhar or Paijeb, the flexible variety is often further adorned with jingle bells. There is no better music to the years of a lover than the jingling sound arising from the steps of his beloved

Mens Casual Fashion Clothing Kurta Pajama

Men casual clothing Kurta Pajama set is a gift to the Indian traditional wear by the great Mughals. In their custom, both men and women enjoyed kurtas and pajamas cut in long flowing panels. These elaborately embroidered kurtas with real gold and silver threads, weighed between 5 to 10 kilograms. With the change in time and fashion, modifications were made according to the comfort and affordability of people. Now the kurta pajama is more of a mans informal relaxing wear.

Though the source of inspiration remains the same old Mughal fashion, many new changes are seen in todays style of Kurta pajamas. Among men, the most commonly worn kurtas are the coarse handloom kurta with high Chinese collar. They are either plain woven or the designs are woven in different colors. Comfort and easy wearing quality has made the kurta pajama universally popular. They are worn in winters as well as summers. Summer welcomes crisp and light cottons, while winter gives way to all heavy and thick materials. However, the handloom kurtas are worn in both summer and winter. The style popular among mens kurtas is the straight cut with side pockets. The prints commonly seen on this apparel in summers are block print and tie and dye of Rajasthan and Gujarat. These kurta pajama sets from Rajasthan and Gujarat come in not only traditional block printing and tie and dye but also with rich embroidery and glittering mirror work. The chikan hand embroidery of Lucknow is also very popular for its traditional rich look and values. These are usually made in pure cotton as they are worn mainly in summer. The winter Kurtas are in silk, satin, and other thick fabric

Miniature Painting India Folk Art on Paper

Miniature Painting are intricate, small sized, colorful handmade folk paintings, executed with detail with very delicate brushwork. The colors used in the miniatures are derived from minerals, vegetables, precious stones, indigo, conch shells, pure gold and silver. Some of the noted miniature schools were those of Mughals, Rajputs and Deccan. The Pichwais of Rajasthan are the least expensive, unless they are painted by a master artist and finished in gold. These paintings recreate historical episodes or tales of mythology in Schools that have come to be identified with the different kingdoms that merged in Rajasthan. Fine brush strokes signify miniatures from Jaipur and Udaipur, the Bundi and Kotah kalams are known for their scenes of battle and of shikar (hunts) while the Kishangarh School does portraits with Radha Krishna as the principal characters. Nathdwara, a place of pilgrimage close to Udaipur, furnishes paintings of Krishna in a characteristic style.