Jewelry has a deep connection with India and Indian women. Females love to wear jewelry on special occasion whether it’s a wedding, anniversary, birthday or God Bharai. From head to toe, from ear to ankles, there is a jewelry piece for every part of the body in Indian culture and apart from cultural and religious significance, these adornments have some scientific reason behind adorning them. One such beautiful adornment which magnifies the beauty is the embellished Maang tikka.
Maang tikka is a vital ornament of Indian bridal jewelry. It is an indispensable part of Solah Shringar or sixteen adornments of an Indian woman. Maang tikka is basically a head accessory which has a pendant attached to a chain held by a hook.The Maang Tikka is worn by parting the hair. Maang tikka enhances the beauty of the women giving her an elegant and majestic look. This jewelry piece is very close to bride’s heart whether given by her parents or gifted by groom’s family as it is associated with the union of two souls. In Rajasthan, women wear single string round-shaped Maang Tikka which is known as ‘Bor’. In Muslim, Maang Tikka is worn on one side of the head and called as ‘Jhumar Tikka’.
Every Jewelry piece has deep traditional and religious significance and is chosen and worn with much care by beautiful women and adorned for rest of their lives as Indian women are fond of jewelry. Although Maang Tikka is usually worn by brides, it is also glamorously worn by women of all ages. Maang tikka comes in various designs, some are heavy whereas some are simple. You can opt from silver to gold Maang Tikka intricated with Kundan work, precious stones like sapphires, ruby, and diamonds.