As man progressed from caves, to civilizations, to societies; his need for awareness of organizations, value systems and assets took on new dimensions. He realised that the way to progress and growth was precious and in order to achieve his goal he had to conserve his wealth.
This was way before the establishment of currency.
In all civilizations the way of accumulating wealth was hoarding of precious gems and jewels. But how could they protect and safeguard their wealth?
In the Indian Civilization there were mostly tribes or nomadic people who were constantly on the move. And hence the creation of ornaments was born. Both men and women wore ornaments but more so the women. The patriarchal systems of India knew that the way to protect their wealth was to adorn the persona of a woman and the rest would be taken care of by vanity.
In the Indian Civilization there were mostly tribes or nomadic people who were constantly on the move. And hence the creation of ornaments was born. Both men and women wore ornaments but more so the women. The patriarchal systems of India knew that the way to protect their wealth was to adorn the persona of a woman and the rest would be taken care of by vanity.
Each woman according to her status; whether a queen, the chieftain's wife or the woman of a well to do farmer, carried on herself the wealth of her household.
Thus grew the industry of combining precious metals with precious gems. Because of the vanity quotient in the mental make-up of a woman her desire to look beautiful and sparkling was a prime factor. She had to be satiated when before a mirror, or any kind of reflection, or other women.
Thus the brilliant idea of ornaments was born.
There was also a careful assessment made for the well-being of the woman as she was to carry this precious cache. Ancient metaphysical, planetary, esoteric and medical influences were taken into account while creating and crafting of ornaments for each body part. Thus were created different kind of ornaments for different body parts.
In Rajasthan existed the nomadic tribes constantly on the move; ornaments had to be sensibly divided on the body of a woman so as to be able to carry their weight easily when she migrated with the Diaspora.
This ancient culture of ornaments have become an integral part of the jewellery of India used till today with variations to suit the presiding trend of the fashion industry.
India is known for its unity in diversity in all walks of life since the inception of its civilization. Be it religion, language, food, clothing, jewellery or way of life. Each region and now State of India is inimitable to the other. At the same time there exists an amalgamation which is Indian or India!
In this segment of blogs we will be discussing various ornaments from various regions of India; detailing them from head to toe.
The influence of culture, history, wealth, skill, security and external impressions on each ornament will be elucidated and presented.
Setting aside all else the prime factor being the beauty and vanity of the Indian Woman!
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