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A piece of jewelry that is used for adorning the hands of a person is the main purpose of Bangles. A jewelry set is incomplete without the inclusion of this particular hand ornament. Various types of Bangles with different significance are available in the market today.
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In the olden times a bangle was considered to be a sign of marriage for brides. Even today every wedding get-up is incomplete without Bangles. These hand pieces are part of the marriage symbols that a Hindu bride wears on her body. The type, color and make of these bridal bangle differs from place to place in India. For instance the Rajasthani bride wears a set of red and white Bangles that is broken a certain number of days after the wedding according to the custom of the area. Bengali brides on the other hand wear a white and red bangle that is made out of shell and coral respectively. The Maharashtrian bride wears a set of green Bangles that are a symbol of married woman in the community.
Bangles may be classified into different types according to the kind of material that is used in making them. Glass bangles, metal bangles and plastic bangles are the popular kind of bangles available in the market. Teaming appropriate colored Bangles with your clothes will make a difference to your appearance. Glass bangles are fragile and prone to breakage so plastic bangles are slowly gaining popularity.
Traditional Indian jewelry were incomplete without Bangles. Metal hand pieces often adorned the hands of women of past times. In fact except for widows most women wore bangles during those times. The Bangles were made of gold and silver. Often precious stones were encrusted into bangles. Diamond and ruby inlaid Bangles were usually worn by the elite society women of those times. The rulers and royal men of those times often wore a single bangle that were thicker and heavier than the Bangles worn by the women folk. These thick Bangles were known as “kangans. Later on these kangans became popular among the women folk. Today many women wear a single thick bangle on each hand instead of a number of thin ones. The kangans are also refereed top as “bala” in some regions. A “kara” is a single bangle made out of copper or any other material and is worn today as religious symbols.
At present many environment friendly organizations are involved in the production of jewelry made out of recyclable materials. In an effort to maintain the ecological balance of the planet this ventures are being undertaken. Bangles made out of jute, coconut fibre and bamboo shoots have become quite popular. These are light in weight and with little creativity can be transformed into trendy hand ornaments. Earthen Bangles are another example of environment friendly product. Thread and ropes are also being utilized to make Bangles. The designs and colors used to beautify these mundane materials makes for fashionable and artistic bangles.
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