Known as the land of royalty, Rajasthan has a very rich culture of precious and artificial jewellery. Rajashani people are obsessed with the jewellery and to give you a glimpse of the different types of jewellery that they wear, here’s a list of the type of Rajasthani Jewellery.
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Precious and Semi-Precious Stones:
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The royal land of Rajasthan has rich deposits of both precious and semi-precious stones like emerald, garnet, agate, amethyst, topaz and lapiz lazuli. Gemstones are known to have healing powers as well as spiritual powers.
Gemstones are known to have powerful energies. They resonance profoundly with the human body, therefore, gemstones are the perfect healing tools. Gemstone’s energy uses the body’s inherent healing force and nourishes us in the multiple ways. Each type of gemstone has a unique energy power that can produce specific therapeutic effects.
Gemstone therapies work is used as both primary and secondary treatments for the healing purposes.
Kundan Jewellery:
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Known to as a bejewelled stone of Rajasthan, Kundan stone is the perfect match of tradition and class. The art of making kundan jewellery requires skilled craftsmanship. The kundan stone is made of glass and is studded in the jewellery with the use of jadau technique of embedding gems or stones into the base metal. The precision with which the kundan stone is immaculately fixed enhances the beauty of kundan jewellery.
Kundan jewellery is widely used as the bridal jewellery. Famous among Indian brides, Kundan jewellery is the most beautiful type of jewellery to be added in your wedding jewellery collection.
Pratapgarh Jewellery:
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Evolved in the Pratapgarh district of Rajasthan, Pratapgarh jewellery is also known by the name of Thewa jewellery. In this art of jewellery making, the enamel work is done with gold or silver using the colored glass pieces as the base.
It takes more than one month to craft one piece of thewa jewellery piece. It requires skilled craftsmanship to immaculately craft Thewa/Pratapgarh handmade jewellery.
Meenakari Jewellery:
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Meenakari is a vibrant style of jewellery. Flourished during the Mughal era, Meenakari jewellery is the art of colouring and ornamenting the surface of metals. Over the centuries, Meenakari was combined with the traditional Rajasthani Kundan style of jewellery, thereby creating a beautiful type of jewellery: Undan-Meena jewellery.
Lac Jewellery:
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Lac jewellery is also known by the name of Lacquered jewellery. Jaipur, Jodhpur and Udaipur are famous for Lac bangles, necklaces, earrings, toys etc. Udaipur also produces different Lac objects such as tables, lamps and other decorative articles.
Gold Jewellery:
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Gold is the most widely used metal in Rajasthani jewellery. Along with pure gold, you can find a plethora of designer Gold jewellery studded with various precious and semi-precious stones like polka, kundan, emerald, garnet, agate, amethyst, topaz and lapiz lazuli.
Ivory Jewellery :
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Ivory bangles were considered to be an important part of bridal jewellery. Not only this, Ivory was used in the making of sculptures, carvings, images of gods and goddesses, pipe stems, seals, weaponry, and even piano keys. The production of ivory based jewellery has now been stopped due to the ban on the use of the ivory. Instead of ivory, people now use plastic or bones to make jewellery.
Now that you know about the different types of Rajasthani Jewellery, which one is your favourite?
Drop comments and let us know about your jewellery poison.
Till then, take care and keep shopping fellas!
