India's fame in precious stones was well established before the arrival of the British. The land that spells royalty is the home of nameless precious and semi-precious stones like mother of pearl, diamonds, emeralds, rubies, sapphires, lapis lazuli, aquamarines, amethyst and others. The process of transforming a rough stone into a shapely object of beauty and lustre calls for a great degree of skill in which Indian craftsmen are adept to the core.
Costume Jewellery
For the hi-fashion woman of today there's nothing quite like the offbeat style of self adornment… pick the style that suits you most! For, with the passing of centuries, the old appears offbeat today, having an irresistible lure for women the world over.
India is one of the most important countries for the manufacture and export of costume jewelry. It has the largest production base for glass beads.
Varanasi is famous for its glass beads made from fused glass rods, while Purdilpur is famouse for black glass beads.
Mathura is noted for lovely glass beads, strikingly glass and wooden beads in necklaces with rudraksha (sacred seeds associated to Lord Shiva) and tulsi (basil) in a variety of interesting combinations.
Ferozabad has a rich selection of the fragile and delicate lightweight beads.
'German Silver' jewelry created modern tastes is made in Agar, while Meerut produces exquisite metal jewellery.
Silver ornaments are especially popular in Rajasthan, while Karnal in Haryana produces hollow silver beads. Rohtak has well made peasant jewelry and graceful head ornaments are made in Maharashtra.
Tribal jewellery
India has a large tribal population. Their jewelry population. Their jewelry is a major attraction within the country as well as abroad. The adornment fashioned from flowers, leaves, stones of creepers and fruits are unbelievably charming, shell bracelets of W. Bengal, specially filigreed gold bracelets will, for certain, capture your heart.
Ideal place to shop
Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Maharasthara Kerala, Assam, Madhya Pradesh, and West Bengal.
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