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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