Different Types Of Kashmiri Jewellery Styles

Kashmir is known for its splendid landscapes, sky-spearing snow-capped mountains, charming lakes, rich flora and fauna, local handicrafts, vibrant attire and extravagant jewellery.

Kashmiri jewellery is such that it catches the eye in a second and has a charm that is mindboggling. Traditional jewellery of Kashmir is unique and when combined with their colourful vibrant traditional attire they have a spellbound effect. Ornaments in Kashmir are generally made of gold and silver but sometimes studded with precious and semi-precious stones, such as jade, agate, turquoise, rubies and gold-stone. 

These stones add a splash of color to these jewellery pieces. Due to the glamorous and traditional appeal of this jewellery, they've made a distinctive place in the jewellery and fashion industry and has become a centre of attraction all over the world due to which demand and craze of these accessories have increased.

Here’s some of the captivating traditional jewellery of Kashmir:

Earrings

·        Kundal: It is a circular type of earring worn by tribal men and women of Kashmir.

·     Bala: It is studded with turquoise gemstones attached to a fringe of hanging gold leaves and balls.

·    Alca Hor: It is a style of the earring which rest over either ear and is connected by a chain running over the head.

·      Deji-hoor: This earring style symbolizes the marital status of the women. A gold chain or a silk thread passes through the holes pierced at the top end of the ear lobes.

·        Atta Hor: These are worn by Kashmiri Pandit women. This jewellery hangs over the ears and is connected by a gold chain running over the head.

·        Kanadoor: This piece of jewellery is either made with gold or silver studded with red, green stones and pearls. These are mainly worn by young girls.

·        Kana-vaji: This jewellery also symbolizes marital status. It is everyday jewellery studded with the fringe of small pearls.

·        Jhumaka: Jhumkas are a part of traditional jewellery of India. The same goes for Kashmiri jhumkas. It is a bell-shaped earring that could be studded with pearls and stones or could be left plain.

·        Talraj: It is also a kind of earring worn by married women.

Head and Forehead jewellery

 Chaunk Phool: It is the jewelled traditional dress of Jammu and kashmir worn under the veil by the women of Rajouri district.

·        Jiggni and tika: This piece of jewellery is worn on the forehead. It is made of gold and is fringed with hanging pearls and gold leaves. It is usually circular, semi-circular or triangular in shape.

Necklaces

 There is various kind of neck jewellery worn by Kashmiri women like Halqa-band, kanthi, sagalar, necklace, tulsi, raz. Necklace in Kashmir is generally triangular pendants of silver and gold suspended on a black cord.

· Halaqband: it is a tight choker necklace studded with different stones such as ruby, emeralds, or mirrors. It is usually made of gold, silver and brass and has interlocking sections joined together with thread.

Wrist and hands

·        Bangar: It is often studded with coloured stones while gunus is not.

·        Gunus: It is a thick gold bangle to be worn on wrist. The design on both the heads of the bangle is of lion or snake. These designs are inspired by wildlife.

·        Kada: It is a fine gold filigree wrist ornament or bangle.

Other accessories

·        Nupur: Nupura is a kind of large anklets worn by women.

·        Balu: It is the nose ring worn by Kashmir women.

·        Sondus or Branshil: This ornament also symbolizes marriage. It is an ornament that a mother passes to her daughter at the time of marriage. This accessory is pinned on the left shoulder. This jewellery piece has long silver strands that link a few gold discs.

You’ll surely get fascinated by these pieces of jewellery so get one for yourself.