All about Indian Jewellery
Posted January 12, 2009
on:A diverse range of exquisite designs is available by jewellery industry of India. You can have gold jewellery, stones jewellery, diamond jewellery as well as artificial jewellery. India’s artificial jewellery is also very popular and it is the choice of many unmarried as well as married girls.The beginning of jewellery in India started 100 years ago and in early times Indians used to wear jewellery made of shells and turquoise. Jewellery was deemed to be an investment by the Indian people and the rulers used jewellery to show off their power and prestige. In India different styles are related to different regions like; Delhi is famous for its Kundan jewellery, Orissa and Andhra Pradesh makes filigree silver jewels, Jaipur is famous for meenakari and enamel art, Gold imitations are easily available from Indian industry that look as beautiful and gorgeous just like real gold jewellery.Antique jewellery from India is also top rated jewellery. The fancy and inspirational antique jewellery is a unique work of ancient art with trendy styles. Antique jewels can be very expensive due to the history attached to them and people love to buy antique pieces as they are fabulous and unique work of historical art. Wearing antique jewellery is a status symbol also.These items of temple jewellery are very expensive due to the complicated hand work done by the craftsmen. Temple jewellery is associated with the dancers. Meenakari jewellery, transformation of Shah Jahan’s aesthetic vision to an art, is another famous category of Indian jewels. This jewellery is the jewellery of Mughals and it includes enameling precious gems and stones.
Leave a comment