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COPY Amp up Your Engagement Look With This Gorgeous Necklaces

Perhaps the most significant and elaborate pre-wedding ceremony, the engagement ceremony, also known as Sagai or Mang... read more

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COPY Draping for the Big Day: Saree Styles in Indian Weddings

The saree is not just an attire but an emotion that is woven stitch by stitch and row by row through generations, dec... read more

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COPY The Big Fat Indian Wedding Meets Modern Chic: A Stylist’s Take

Feature image: a still from Dia Mirza's wedding. Courtesy: Dia Mirza Gone are the days when all weddings looked the s... read more

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COPY These Necklaces for Reception Will Make Everyone Go Wow!

First things first, congratulations! As you and your match made in heaven host an event for the first time as a marri... read more

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COPY 14K, 18K, 22K Gold Jewelry: Which One Is Best for You? (And Why 24K Is Not)

Almost everybody loves a nice piece of gold jewelry. Gold has always been prized for its brightness and aesthetic app... read more

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COPYY The Perfect Fit: How to Measure Your Bracelet Size

Knowing your size while picking an Indian bracelet is vital. You don’t want a bracelet or bangle that’s too tight on ... read more

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Jewels of the Wrist: Famous Indian Bracelets and Others

The history that we read about today, jewels saw it up close. While sitting on the crowns of the kings and queens, em... read more

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Gold Plated, Vermeil, Gold Filled, and Solid Gold Jewelry: What’s the Difference?

If you give yourself a little confused head scratch when someone talks about gold jewelry, you’ve come to the right p... read more

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From Tiny Beads to Stunning Patterns: The Technique of Granulation in Gold Jewelry Making

The art of making gold jewelry making has seen development in the modern era with the introduction of new technologie... read more

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Drops of Gold: Tracing the Origins of the Granulation Technique in Gold Jewelry Making

Gold has always been prized for its rarity and allure and has been the foundation of many civilizations and economies... read more

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Behind the Scenes of Kundan Jewelry Making—Process and Techniques

Ornate designs made with precious gemstones encrusted in 24K gold—said to have been born in the royal region of Rajas... read more

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Tracing the Origins of Kundan Jewelry: From Ancient India to Today

Picture Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s iconic looks as Jodha Bai from the much-loved epic drama Jodhaa Akbar—the first imag... read more

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Think Necklaces Are Just a Piece of Jewelry? Think Again!

When it comes to Indian jewelry, there is hardly any piece that does not have some sort of symbolism associated with ... read more

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Why Goldsmiths Still Use Crab’s Eye Seed to Measure Gold Jewelry (And Other Measurements)

In the past, the system of weights and measures for everything, including gold jewelry, varied from region to region.... read more

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How Many of These Royal Vintage Necklaces Do You Know About?

The Indian royalty, just like its culture, was varied and colorful. But one thing that all its members shared was the... read more

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Marco Polo’s Connection With India: What You Didn’t Know

On his visit to China with his father and uncle, the legendary Venetian explorer and merchant, Marco Polo met Kublai ... read more

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The Story of Coin Necklaces You Didn’t Know Of

Using coins as jewelry objects, known as Gemme Numari—coin gems or nummary gems—dates back to Ancient Rome. As people... read more

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From Wire to Wow: Filigree Gold Jewelry

Gold jewelry crafted in intricate metalwork; fine strands of gold used to make elaborate, eye-catching designs—what y... read more

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