Jaipur is quiet popular for its jewellery as it is for its art
and craft.
Silver Jewellery
Jaipur is popular for silver jewellery, and has found the best rank
in silver jewellery. Some of the traditional designs are rakhri,
bala, bajuband, gajra, gokhru, jod, etc. tribal women wear these
designed silver jewellery. Men also wear as chockers and earrings,
there are many famous designs in silver jewellery as bracelets,
rings, pedants, nose pins etc.
Precious and Semi Precious Stones
Jaipur's most popular precious and semi-precious stones are as
emerald, garnet, agate, amethyst, topaz and lapiz lazuli. Each gem
is believed to have inherent powers and are used as lucky charms
along with their beauty as jewellery pieces.
Kundan Jewellery
You can buy silver 'kundan' from the temple market at Nathdwara,
Nathadwara is quiet popular for its Kundan jewellery. Alwar,
Pratapgarh are also known as its good quality kundan jewellery. It
is a combination of gems and meenakari on either side of an ornament
with vibrant colors. The chiterias made the design, the ghaarias the
engraving, the meenakar was the enameller and the sunar was the
goldsmith.
Meenakari Jewellery
Meenakari is popular for it's delicacy and colourfulness. The
temple market at Nathdwara is the best place for this. Alwar,
Pratapgarh and Nathdwara are other centers, which produce fine
quality enamel work.
Gold Jewellery
In Indian jewellery, the most demanded metal is gold jewellery.
Gold is measured in Carat and it range from 24 ct. to 18 ct.
The Feminine Jewellery
Ladies, generally wear a lot of jewellery right from head to foot
as Nose ring, Jhumka, Payal, necklace, Bujband etc.
Lac and Glass:
Mainly used in bangles and this is a decorative items for ladies.
Lac bangles are made in bright colours. These items are inlaid with
glass and coloured stone. Jaipur jewels have been exhibited in
International Exhibitions in London, Paris and Vienna.
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