Jewel Posts

Bollywood stars have been a great fashion inspiration for us. They wear certain kind of clothes, it goes on to become a rage amongst youngsters. They sport a tattoo, filmi buffs make a beeline to tattoo parlours. Jewellery is another such fashion segment for which we again turn to Bollywood. Remember how Rajasthani jewels popularised amongst brides-to-be, after the release of Aishwarya Rai and Hrithik Roshan-starrer Jodha Akbar!  But for Kajol's this jhumka , you need not be a big Bollywood fan. It's so so gorgeous that anyone can fall in love with it and can't resist the temptation to own it. It's not just intricately designed but also has got an antique look and feel which is all the more appealing. On versatality too, it is ten-on-ten. Not-to-mention, its oversized make is another plus. With so much going for it, how about getting a pair for yourself? If the size is too big for your taste, no problem. You can still have your fill of jhumkas with norm...

India is home to several historical temples and that many religious practices. But what you will hear about this Mahalaxmi Temple will pleasantly surprise you! Here you do not get sweets or savoury as prasab but gold . Yes, the country looked upon as a poor nation has a temple that distributes gold as prasad amongst its devotees.  Now you must be curious to know the name of the temple. So here you go - Mahalaxmi temple in Ratlam in Madhya Pradesh. It  receives offerings worth rupees crores each year that include even gold and silver jewellery ! Every offering here made to the Goddess is kept note of, in order to know how much gold has to be returned in the form of prasad and around Diwali each year, a certain part of it is returned to the devotees as prasad.  It is said that devotees travel thousands of miles to come to the temple and receive this prasad. The travelling cost for the same is often more than the cost of the prasad!   Despite that, devot...

Every time I see a Bharatnaytam dancer, I definitely look forward to an exciting performance but even before that, it is their gorgeous costume that fascinates me. The stunning saree draped in a traditional way, the bedazzling jewels and yes, the stylish hairdo, completely awes the onlookers like me. But amongst all, it is the jewels that I would especially like to talk about today. Why? Adorning the performer from head to toe, it adds that well-deserved drama to the legendary dance form and therefore, needs to be extensively spoken about. As legend has it, the Bharatnatyam jewellery is essentially temple jewellery that were offered to deities and after that, went to the temple dancers. Since Bharatnatyam is a dance form that expresses South Indian religious and spiritual ideas, particularly of Shaivism, but also of Vaishnavism and Shaktism, religious symbols too are a part of the design theme. Here's the checklist of the Bharatnatyam jewels :  1. Jumka (earring with ...

Think jhumka. What comes to your mind? I am sure the evergreen song – jhumka gira re… starts playing in your head. But as soon as you shake off the song from your head, the jhumka bells - from small to big-sized, pyramid as well as dome-shaped, pearl and diamond-studded, bedazzle your mind.   But how well do you know your jhumka ? Just so you know, the trendy pair that you flaunt to look your best, has a glorious past. Your beloved jhumka was originally a part of the most revered temple jewellery . Back then, along with other jewellery, it was offered to deities in the temples of south and later on, went to the temple dancers. Even as a Bharatanatyam costume, it is still worn in its original form by the performers. With the passage of time, the traditional jhumka not just evolve in terms of designs and mainstreamed but also travelled to different regions of India. But every culture put its own spin on its original design and started referring to it with di...

This time around, we saw the revered temple jewellery dazzling on our original desi girl – Priyanka Chopra. Just recently a picture of her has gone viral on the internet in which she looked terrific in an out-and-out desi avatar. Not sure if the picture was taken in India or abroad or whether it’s a recent click or an old one. But we are sure that it is worth a glance and after that, you won’t look away. Even from miles away, we could feel her desi vibes through her traditional ensemble that comprised of a golden zari saree, a bindi and to go with it, a set of temple jewellery. This is not for the first time we are coming across a celeb flaunting a temple jewellery set. Just married comedienne Bharti Singh too bejewelled herself with one on her bangle ceremony. Last Diwali, Shilpa Shetty was spotted dazzling in Ekta Kapoor’s Diwali bash in one. Earlier Deepika Padukone and Alia Bhatt too have donned these masterpieces in their movies Chennai Express and 2 States respec...