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Ornaments, as symbol of power, wealth and feminity, and also as an investment by the Punjabi women,Jewellery in India also has had social and economic implications. It is an investment as also a saving for emergencies.No doubt jewellery making is an ancient craft that goes back to the cave man and its popular use in ancient India is well established.
Ajo apa sare punjab de jine ve puranne gehane ne ohna de bare share karyea. So ajo apa punajb de which jine ve gehne har shingar de laye paye jande ne ohna de bare apne views share karyea te thonu jine ve gehnaya de bare pata a ohna de bare is vich likho...
Sarpesh β the jeweled aigrette worn in front of the turban,
Kutbiladar β an oval pendant worn over the forehead,
Kalgi β Plume in jeweled setting,
Mukat or Mutakh β a head dress worn by Hindus at weddings,
Turah-I-marwarid β tassels of pearls worn on the turban
Sisphul, chaunk or choti phul β a round boss worn on the hair over the forehead, it is cut or indented so as to resemble a gold flower like chrysanthemum.
Mauli β a long chain made of rows of pearls separated by jeweled studs, about 8 inches long hanging from the head on one side.
Sir mang β a pendant worn on the head by Hindus.
By Women only
Damni or dauni β a fringe hanging over the forehead on either side of the face, some of these are richly jeweled. These are of various varieties like kutabi and sosani
Tika or kashka β small ornament on the forehead which hangs from the middle of the head on the forehead with a chain. (pendant).
Chand bina β a moonshaped pendant.
Tawit β small amulets worn on the head.
Jhumar β a tassel shaped ornament or pendant.
Guchhi marwarid β a cluster of pearls.
Bindi β small tinsel forehead ornament.
Barwata β tinsel stars worn over the eyebrows, not to be confounded with Bhawata, an armlet.
Bala β very large ring worn by Khatris, Sikhs and Dogras, they have a pearl strung on the gold wire of which they are made.
Murki - smaller earrings of the same shape.
Dur β a small earring with three studs.
Birbali β a broad earring with three studs.
Durichah β an ear-ring with pendant tassel
Bali or Goshwara β a set of rings worn on the edge of the ear.
Bali Bahaduri β it has a large pointed stud in the center.
Karnphul, Dhedu and Jhumka β all forms of tassel like ornaments, made with silver chains and little balls.
Pipal-watta, or Pipal Pata β like a murki, but has a drop or pendant to it ending in a fringe of little gold pipal leaves.
Kantala β A similar ornament like pipal-watta but this has a stud besides the pendant.
Bala Khungri β a heavy fringed earring.
Bala Katoriwalla β an earring with a bowl-like pendant.
Khalli β small earring;
Jalil β A small earring with a small jeweled central stud.
Phumni β silk and tinsel tassels.
Machh Machlian β a small gold figure of a fish worn as an earring.
Tid-patang β a crescent shaped jeweled pendant. Along the lower edge of the crescent hangs a row of gold pipal leaves.
Tandaura, Dedi β a huge star-shaped jeweled stud.
Mor Phunwar β pendant of jewels being an imitation of the figure of a peacock.
Womenβs
Nath β a large nose ring, one side of ring being ornamented with a belt of jewels or a few pearls hung on to it.
Bulak β a small pendant either worn hung to the cartilage of the nose, or else strung to a nath.
Latkan β a sort of ornament of pendants put on to the thin gold ring called a nath, and hanging from it.
Morni β a small pendant for the above, shaped like the spread out tail of a peacock.
Laung β a small stud let into the flesh of the nostril on one side, generally of gold, with a pearl or turquoise on it.
Phuli β a small ring with a single emerald, or other stone of an oval shape, as a pendant.
Bohr β a dangling pendant of gold pipal-leaves.