The armbands, bangles, and bracelets are the main symbols of marriage in Indian culture. They have a important role in our country, cutting across all cultures.
The armband can be worn if you have chosen to wear a sleeveless or short-sleeved dress, as this will highlight you upper arms. You also have wide range of Kadas, choodis and bracelets to adorn the hands. Once again, follow the pattern you have chosen for earrings and necklace. But you can either, go minimalist, and just have one piece of bracelet on your wrist. Or, you can go totally ethnic, mix and match glass bangles with the color of your dress and with other Kadas and keep jingling your bangles to capture the attention of everyone whenever you move your hands.
The rings also come into the picture. You can have a "haathphool", a bracelet with rings attached with chains, or you can have separate ones to match your jewelry. However, rings have a symbolic meaning as the ring on your ring-finger indicates that you are spoken for and it stimulates the vein that goes to the heart. Thus, a ring is not only symbolic but also has a therapeutic effect on the nerves and veins in our hands indirectly stimulating them for better blood circulation.
Jewellery has been part of the Indian civilization since ancient history.
Ornaments made of gold, silver, copper, ivory, pottery and beads have been discovered in civilizations as ancient as the Harappa and Mohanjodaro.
