For Indian women, bangles are not just mere ornaments,it is a tradition to wear bangles , symbolizing health, luck and prosperity. Moving in this direction write an article on 'Importance of wearing bangles in Indian tradition' in not more than 100 words . You are Raj /Riya.
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Yes , according to the Indian society women are considered to wear bangles not only for accessorial purpose. It is the tradition the Indian women who are married should wear bangles in their wrists as a sign of being married that is the reason widows break their bangles after their husband's death.
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- Bangles are traditionally a part of the solah shringar of Indian brides. It is mandatory for newly wed brides and would-be-brides to wear bangles made of glass, gold or other metals as they signify the long life of the husband. They signify good fortune and prosperity.
The word Bangle is derived from the Hindi word ‘bungri’ means glass, and are traditional ornaments mostly worn by women all over South Asia in countries such as Nepal, Pakistan and Bangladesh besides India. Bangles have a traditional value and it is considered inauspicious to be bare handed especially for a married woman for most Indian weddings. In North India, the bride generally wears glass bangles,with the bangles themselves symbolizing the Suhaag (love) for the husband and their prosperity in married life afterwards.
In certain parts of India, like Punjab for instance.Men too wear bangles as part of custom with the father of the bride presenting the groom with a gold ring, called a Kara (steel or iron bangle). The Punjabi woman on her wedding day wears a set of bangles called Chooda which is a set of white and red bangles with stone work. According to Sikh tradition, a woman is not supposed to buy the bangles she wears. Bangles are part of traditional Indian jewelry and thus they are still preferred at occasions such as marriages and festivals, though young girls still tend to wear them and toddlers also sometimes wear bangles, often made of gold or silver. In Bengal and Odisha, married women wear white bangles made of shells. Bengali bangles made by fusing thin gold strip with hand made craft on bronze bangle are very special to women in Bengal.
The bangles are usually made from metal (copper, silver, gold, iron etc.), wood, plastic and glass. Archaeologists have excavated bangles made of various metals from various parts of India with highly ornate bangles dating back to the Mauryan Empire and gold bangles excavated from the historic site of Taxila, proving just how far back the tradition goes.
A bronze figure of a dancing girl standing with one arm at her hip, the other arm with a collection of bangles, is a famously known artifact excavated fromMohenjo-Daro, a piece which shows the antiquity and prominence of wrist ornaments in Indian culture. Wearing ‘Kanganas’ (slightly thicker ornate bangles) is a common trope shown in various mythic and epic stories, another strong case that not only women, but alsomen have been adorning their arms with bangles since ancient times in India
All the pre-Vedic era and post-Vedic era bangles were purely cosmetic until the medieval period. Back during this time, bangles were introduced, tying ritualistic beliefs and considered as a symbol of marriage.
Any material like terracotta, gold, silver, Iron that lent itself to craftsmanship and could be worked on by a smith were used to make bangles and the legacy of wearing bangles were marked in the history from Sindhu Saraswathi civilization.
The legends about bangles are perhaps not as old as the Vedas, but might come close with a lot of ancient jeweleries dating all the way back containing some form of bangle and as cultures evolved and transformed bangles have morphed into their own different kinds of roles in different parts of Indian customs. For instance, bangles made of gold are considered extremely auspicious especially for brides in south India while in Gujarat and Rajasthan, ivory bangles or ‘chooda’are all the rage with the bride’s maternal uncle giving her the chooda in a ‘ceremony’ called ‘mameru’, along with a bridal silk saree. The bridal chooda of Maharashtra is a mix of green glass bangles in odd numbers along with golden ones called patlya and carved kadas (another thick type of bangle) called tode. Punjabi brides wear 21 ivory bangles in white and red bangles (chooda) for a period of at least 40 days which are also gifted by the maternal uncle of the bride and with a Bangle wearing ceremony held in morning of the wedding day.
In south India the ceremony called ‘Valaikaappu’ is performed during the seventh month of pregnancy by adorning the pregnant woman in the family with bangles. various types of glass bangles with different colours are stacked on her hands in the function.
The significance of colours
A part from the socio-cultural significance Indian women love their Bangles. Women folk love to enhance their feminine grace and beauty with the help of bangles that are available in variety of forms. The artificial bangle industry research on novelty and they bring out the bangles that sparkle in myriad hues. The Indian bangles continues its undiminished sway while latest fashion trends are there on the way. The story never ends here. It goes on like the umpteen varieties of bangles that you see in festival grounds, bangle market and other fancy stores that lure the heart and soul of every Indian women.
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