Significance of bangles in Indian culture

Jan23,2024

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Bangles are traditionally a part of the solah shringar of Indian brides. It is compulsory for newlywed brides and would-be-brides to wear bangles made of glass, gold or other metals as they signify the long life of the husband.

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Identity of every Indian bride

Bangles significy good fortune and prosperity. 

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Good Luck and fortune

As per popular Indian belief system, breaking of bridal glass or lac bangles is considered unfortunate

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Bad Luck

People in different states of the country call them by different names. But, they have equally important in Indian wedding tradition, not confined to the geographical boundaries.

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Different names

In some communities, the brides wear green colored glass bangles along with the gold ones, since green signifies fertility and prosperity.

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Green with gold bangles

In Bengal, a new bride wears a conch shell bangle and a red coral bangle, which are locally called shakha and pole.

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Conch shell bangle with red coral bangle

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 camera, along with the bridal silk saree with the red border.

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Chooda

In Punjab, brides-to-be wear ivory and red bangles called chooda. The maternal uncle of the bride gifts her a set of chooda

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Punjabi chooda

In Maharashtra, the bridal chooda is significantly different. The brides wear green glass bangles in odd numbers.

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