Indian men are avid fans of jewelry, "no jewelry, no man."

It is said that "no jewelry, no woman", but when you set foot on the Indian soil, contact with Indian men, you will find that they are actually a group of "no jewelry, no man" species ah ~

Indian men on the jewelry life rooted in the heart, because from childhood they began to wear jewelry, often the elders to the younger generation to meet the gift is jewelry. Because they have been wearing jewelry since childhood, often the elders to the younger generation of the gift is jewelry. In India, the adult male per capita at least one ring, even "pedal three wheel motorcycle master" are a hand to wear three. Some wrists also wear jeweled bracelets, their cultural view that wearing gemstone jewelry can ward off evil spirits and blessings of peace. From crowns and hair ornaments to necklaces, arm jewelry, bangles, belts, anklets and toe rings ...... are numerous.

India's traditional dress, whether it is a woman wearing a "sari", or men's "gurdwara" and turban colors are extremely bright and colorful, in order to match with such silk and gold threaded clothing, but also can not be covered by the sharpness of the Indian jewelry has always been crowned with luxury. Jewelry has always been designed to be luxurious and glittering. Whether it is a necklace or bracelet, complex style or gemstone color selection, are overflowing with rich Indian style, using rubies, emeralds, white pearls, diamonds, gold, etc., a variety of dazzling dazzling, giving a person like the Bollywood song and dance like exaggerated feeling.

Impressive Indian men's traditional turban will be inlaid with nine categories of jewelry, bright colors, the middle of the main stone is to be large, to flash, to catch the eye. Sometimes a feather is attached to the turban, which is transformed into a "jeweled feather", the Sarpech, for weddings and important occasions.

The Sarpech was a popular headdress among the male nobility of the Mughal dynasty in India. Sarpech was a popular headdress among the male aristocracy of Mughal India. Introduced to India from Persia, it was first adorned with a bird's feather on the front of the turban, known as a kalgi, and later craftsmen created magnificent sarpechs in a combination of gold and gemstones, modeled after feathers, and antique sarpechs are often found in major auction houses.

In Indian weddings, the groom's obsession with jewelry and the importance of sometimes far more than the bride. Because in the past, the Indian groom to wear the amount of jewelry is a direct response to the economic strength of the in-laws, although nowadays the groom's jewelry more and less has no direct relationship with the status of the family, but the majority of Indian grooms still maintain the habit of wearing fine jewelry.

Before marrying the bride, the groom will hold a knife or dagger in his hand, they believe that this kind of iron things help to expel the devil. The handles of the knives and daggers were studded with colored stones like their jewelry.

Necklace by Cartier for the Indian princes

For the Indians, jewelry has never been based on "pieces", but rather on "sets". The history of this jewelry set has its origins in the royal family's quest for status, these conservative rulers wanted to show their wealth and power with a solemn and integrated aesthetic. This idea spread among the people, and during festivals and celebrations, Indian women would dress up in sets of jewelry and walk around jingling. Indian men are not willing to lag behind, wearing dozens of kinds of various bear different auspicious symbols of jewelry, thus forming a gorgeous unique Indian customs.

The photo shows Rajat Singh Ji, the Maharaja of Navanagar. He was a great connoisseur of precious stones and jewelry. Placed prominently on the top of the head, the turban accessory is a very important accessory for Indian princes, as it gives a soul-stirring effect to passers-by and is a sign of their dignity.

You'll definitely admire the design of this necklace. It consists of 15 sets of pearls and diamonds, strung together on a length-adjustable cord, in a form of jewelry known as a "yellow orchid bud" necklace, with a pendant in the shape of a yellow orchid bud.

The spinel necklace, which has been passed down from generation to generation of the Mughal royal family, bears a number of inscriptions, including "Glorious Spinel", which refers to Akbar the Great, the third emperor of the Mughal Empire of India, who is considered to be the true founder and the greatest emperor of the Mughal Empire. Engraving his name on precious and rare gems, almost every Mughal royal family has done, as a way to highlight the status of the noble.

The handsome man with the flower in his hand is Jahangir, the fourth emperor of the Mughal Empire of India and the eldest son of Akbar the Great. He is a hobby of art and culture of the emperor, love of nature, like flowers, good at painting, but also amorous, married a beautiful Persian immigrant descendants of the courtesan as the empress. From its waist to wear a short sword on the exquisite inlaid jewelry, can also see one or two of his romantic character.

India's gems can be more than just decorative. For Hindus, jewelry can also ward off evil spirits, they picked out from the many gems "nine treasures", namely ruby, sapphire, emerald, zircon, topaz, cat's eye, diamonds, pearls and coral, each of which is symbolic of a different planet, and together represent a microcosm of the universe, which constitutes a form of amulet protection. A form. The beautiful brown cat's eye and sapphire amulet pendant can be tried on by the charismatic man of today.

The skill of Indian jewelry artisans is also evident in the bracelet, which is made of kundan inlay, and the buttons that control the opening and closing of the bracelet are full of ideas, with different color schemes, enamels, and gemstones to make the bracelet colorful and colorful. As early as the Mughal period in the portrait, you can see men wearing this end with animal-shaped decorations of hard bracelets, this form of bracelet until today is still popular, is brushing the text of the male compatriots, want to try, challenge yourself?

The so-called head to toe, anklets can not be less. Don't think it is royalty is too showy, put gold diamonds on the feet. All over India, the monarch to ministers or nationals awarded gold anklets to recognize their status or in recognition of their achievements, this is considered a great honor, anklets are not everyone has the opportunity to wear it.

How did the Indian princes pass the boring time after dinner? This game called Chaturanga consists of four types of pieces - elephant, chariot, cavalry and infantry - and reflects the types of soldiers that made up the ancient Indian army.

Afternoon tea for princes also had to be elegant and elaborate. In the formal court court and other ceremonial occasions, the host in order to show respect for the guests, is bound to serve noble containers, cups with delicious delicacies to hospitality. The royal family to drink tea and chat more to drink out of the identity to drink out of the character. According to records, the Mughal Emperor Jahangir used is covered with precious stones covered gold cups, with a gold tray and set with diamonds, rubies and emeralds on the lid. The whole set of ornately decorated lockets shown here were used to hold betel nut cubes. If you want to have some tea, chew betel nut and play cards with your friends, you can have a great afternoon tea time with your buddies!

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