BANGLES

A bangle is one of the most important ornaments that an Indian woman wears. For married women, bangles hold a special significance as they are a sign of their suhaag.

Traditional significance of bangles

Every region has a separate set of rituals that are associated with bangles. Would-be-brides wear the smallest possible bangles with the help of oil. This signifies that her married life would be full of love and affection.

• In the southern states, gold is considered extremely auspicious. In some communities, the brides wear green coloured glass bangles along with the gold ones, since green signifies fertility and prosperity.
• In Bengal, a new bride wears a conch shell bangle and a red coral bangle, which are locally called shakha and pola. Apart from this, the mother-in-law gifts her daughter-in-law a gold plated iron bangle the moment she enters her new household
• In Rajasthan and Gujarat, the brides wear such ivory bangles or chooda as well. In Gujarat, the bride’s maternal uncle gives her the chooda in a ceremony called mameru, along with the bridal silk saree with the red border.In Punjab, brides-to-be wear ivory and red bangles called chooda. The maternal uncle of the bride gifts her a set of chooda. She is supposed to wear these bangles for a given period of time, and they can wear these for a minimum of forty days or longer depending on the individual family’s custom.In Maharashtra, the bridal chooda is significantly different. The brides wear green glass bangles in odd numbers. The green signifies creativity, new life and fertility. They wear these along with solid gold bangles called patlya and carved kadas called tode. The gold bangles are usually gifted by the groom's family.

•  BANGLES AS A FASHION TREND  

  

  When we ready for any gathering we try to look fashionable and trendy for that we do every type of makeup or fashion but simplicity is an inner fashion or trend for someone in olden days when girls just wear bangles or choorian and look pretty for every eye. Ladies who are in old age they wear simple bangles or choorian some of them wear gold karra but young girls wear bright color choorian or bangles etc.In mehndi girls prefer yellow, green, pink or orange color bangles. They design their hair style with the help of choorian they decorate the dupattas with choorian or bangles. It is our traditional or cultural part we love to see choorian and its bright color. It is made of glass and plastic. It is a hard process but after heat it looks beautiful and eye catching. Pakistan, India or Bangladesh is those countries who mostly use choorian but western countries use bangles.On eid all the girls gather in one place and find matching choorian. They are confused after seen too much color and they spend full day for just choorian shopping mostly it is the day before eid which is called Chand raat when husbands allow their wives to buy what they want for eid. Choorian give charming feelings on ladies face.

  
  Kids are also too keen about their choorian selection at the time of shopping they first tell I buy matching choorian on any festival. Kids look pretty in it. On eid girls and baby girls look elegant and charming in choorian or bangles.  Choorian is considering a best gift on eid or shady events. Girls pack it in beautiful paper and decorate the bucket where those bangles are arranged and give it to their beloved friend. Boys also agree on that it is most eyes catching and cheapest price gift but it increase their feeling of love.
  First eid after engagement boy’s family give bangles as a gift with matching dress and shoe.Choorian decorate your arms and give you long look. It boosts your confidence level and feels you proud. Chooriyan also give your arm a lengthy and slim look.
  The sound of choorian is most favourite for poets and boys. Poet mostly resembles choorian with love but some time in sadness that choorian show another side of the life.Unmarried girls wear glass made choorian but married ladies wear gold choorian, bangles or karra. In Asian countries especially in Pakistan and India golden choorian is a sign of marriage. On barat bridal wear golden bangles and after that it wears those bangles forever. Gold Bangle
  
  
  s are most demanding accessories for girls jewelry. Different beautiful design karras are also ordered for bridals.