9 ‘High On Jewelry’ Indian Cities


India is known for its different types of traditional jewellery and here is a list of 9 cities which are high on jewelry.

Ajmer
Situated at a distance of 14km from Pushkar, Ajmer
Ajmer is famous for its silver and antique jewelry. The designs of Ajmer’s jewellery speak about traditional art and skills of the craftsmen.
From traditional designs to funky and modern ones, Ajmer has it all. Therefore, usually, jewellery retailers source their pieces from Pushkar and Jewellery.

Amritsar
Amritsar is known for its colorful Kundan and jadau jewellery. Embellished nose pins from Amritsar are very famous.
In Amritsar, you will find the “Guru Market” which is also the oldest market in Amritsar and is famous for traditional Gold and Kundan jewels. You will also find a variety of tribal silver jewellery and artifacts in Amritsar.

Cuttack
Cuttack is famous for silver filigree work which is also known as “Cuttacki Tarkasi”. The traditional jewellery of Cuttack features delicate artistry and awe-gasping craftsmanship.

Here, you will find everything from earrings, necklaces, pendants, brooches, anklets, hairpins, bangles and even other jewellery styles which are worn by the Odissi dancers. 

Cuttack specialized in making handmade lightweight jewellery pieces which can be worn on a daily basis by the local people.

In Cuttack, you will also find jewellery pieces which are less than 2 gm in weight. Isn’t it amazing?

Kerala
Owing to the rich and diverse culture in Kerala, the jewellery in Kerala is highly influenced by the religions of Hinduism, Christianity and Islam.

The traditional jewellery of Kerala is made of pure Gold and is famous for its detailed work and brilliant craftsmanship.

Some of the famous jewellery Kerala designs are: Manga Mala necklace, Mulla Motu Necklace (Jasmine Buds Necklace), Pulinakham Mala, Karimani Mala, Kasu or Lakshmi Mala, Palakka Mala, Nagapada Thali, Pathakam, Poothali, Kolusu, Jhimkis, and Elakkathali

Dehradun
Dehradun is famous for traditional Himachali i.e Pahadi jewellery. The most famous type of Pahadi jewellery is Gharwal Nath (nose ring) which is also called Nathuli in Pahadi language. A nathuli is worn by the bride on her wedding day.

There are different types of Gharwal Nath: Phuli, Beera, The Tehri Nath, etc. All these nose rings are made with intricate work.

Hubli
Hubli (known as Mini Mumbai or Chota Bombay) is famous for Gokak style jewellery, i.e, the traditional temple jewellery.

The temple jewellery made in Hubli features nakashi work which is crafted with intricate detailing.  
If you’re looking to buy jewellery from Hubli then “Saraf Bazar/Saraf Katte” is the market that you should search for.

Jamshedpur
Also known as the Steel City, Jamshedpur is famous for lightweight Gold ornaments. It has almost 150 small and medium jewelry retailers and 10 big retailers as well.

Jamshedpur usually source its jewels from Kolkata, Ahmedabad and Mumbai.

Jammu
While Jammu is famous for Dogra jewellery, Srinagar is known as the house of both precious and semi-precious jewellery.

The Jhulaka Mohalla in Jammu is a famous center for retailing jewelry. Silver anklets, the Chauk Phool, bangles and taviz are famous styles of jewelry found in Jammu.

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