Dhanteras is here and so is the rush to buy jewellery of all kinds. Women have since time immemorial dressed up with jewellery made of various materials. The designs and patterns, too, have changed with time and many designs of yore have also returned.
My Kolkata draws up a list of different kinds of jewellery, one each for a letter of the Bengali alphabet.
An armlet, worn on the upper portion of the arm
A kind of necklace popular in the Mayurbhanj area of Odisha. It resembles a chandra haar
A piece of jewellery with one hundred and eight rows, usually made for the gods
A long necklace made of pearls
A kind of ring. Since the word urmi means wave, the ring could have the signs of that
A necklace designed with rows but no pearls
A kind of necklace (chandra haar) popular in Uttar Pradesh
A kind of bangle. Designs and patterns may vary
A jewellery worn to adorn the buns. The size may vary from big to small
An ornamental metal girdle worn by women. A kind of necklace is also made known as gothaar. It is stringed in the same way as the got and hence the name
A ring worn by women on the toes
A kind of collar-like necklace worn around the neck. It is usually made of gold
Jewellery made with gold and precious stones
A kind of hair clip worn by the women of Salem region of Tamil Nadu
A bell-like design of earrings
A nose ring tied with a metal string to attach it to the hair
A single necklace that looks like two. Bichche Haar is a broad necklace resembling a scorpion (bichhe)
A kind of earring with small poppy seed-like balls
An armlet, an amulet tied around one’s arm or waist
An ear drop or earring
A septum ring
An anklet with small bells to make a jingling sound
A five-stringed or five-tiered necklace
A jhumka that looks like a flower
A kind of bangle usually a little wider than churi or bangles
An earring for men and women
An ornament worn on the wrist. There are two variations of maantasha — full and half
A bangle usually filled with shellac. It is also called ruli baala
An ornament for the forehead. In Bengali lolat means forehead
Hair pin made of gold
A crescent-shaped necklace.
Reference: Biyer Shobdokosh by Haripada Bhowmick
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