Indian handcrafted jewellery - From Vedic era to modern day

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<h1>Indian handcrafted jewellery - From Vedic era to modern day</h1><strong> Author: <a href='http://www.articleseen.com/profile_Satyajit Banerjee.aspx'>Satyajit Banerjee</a></strong><br /><p>It has been the inherent nature of human since erstwhile era to beautify its look via several modes. Along with apparels, cosmetics and plenty of fashion accessories, jewellery has also been an enchanting way to glamorize the persona. When it comes to India, the jewellery is being used here since the Vedic civilization. Apart from the Vedic literature, two great epics Ramayana and Mahabharata are also replete with the descriptions of plenty of jewellery items. The Agni Purana, Vishnu Purana, Brihat samhita also throw light over a large number of jewels, which were used for crafting the jewellery. In the Manusmriti (The Law Code of Manu), duties of a goldsmith have been clearly defined. It also indicates that goldsmiths held a higher standing in comparison to other artisans, probably, because they work with precious metal and stone. We also found the mention that by the 3rd Century B.C, Indian handcrafted jewellery was in immense demand and it was exported to various countries all over the world. What's more! World-acclaimed Ajanta paintings of around 4th & 5th century AD also portray the people wearing more jewellery than the cloth. Further, during the excavation at Mohenjo-daro and other sites of Indus-Sarasvati civilization, host of Indian handmade jewellery have been unearthed. It signifies that women as well as men of ancient era were conscious enough towards their beauty and hence used to wear ornaments made of gold, silver, ivory, copper and several precious and semi-precious stones. But, it's indeed interesting that Indian handcrafted jewellery was used not just for the personal adornment. But, in addition, it was used for embellishing the God and Goddess statues in the temples. More amazingly, the ceremonial elephants and horses were also decked with several jewellery items. That's why, jewellery crafters were extended royal patronage. Hence, they had mastered host of skills for making the masterpieces of jewellery. The Indian fashion jewellery also flourished during the Mughal period. With the influence of Mughal, the Indian meenakari jewellery and Indian kundan jewellery came into existence, which caught the attention of worldwide fashionistas. The modern Indian jewellery reflect the western as well as regional influence through its slew of patterns. Today, you can find out a huge collection of jewellery, which contains Indian artificial jewellery, Indian coral jewellery, Indian sea shell jewellery, Patwa jewellery and many more. The designs of these trendy jewellery exudes a captivating appeal and these go well with casual as well as formal occasions. These can be worn by working women as well as homemakers along with Indian as well as western attires. </p><strong>About the Author:</strong><br />Satyajit Banerjee is an expert writer in handicraft space and writes for Craffts.com, an eCommerce portal for handcrafted and <b><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.craffts.com/jewellery/">handmade jewellery</a></b>. It offers wide range of products across various categories ranging from Fashion Jewellery, Hand-made Bags, Women Apparels, Accessories, Necklaces, Home Décor & Furnishing products and much more. <p> Article Source: <a href='http://www.articleseen.com/Article_Indian-handcrafted-jewellery-From-Vedic-era-to-modern-day_103767.aspx'> http://www.articleseen.com/Article_Indian handcrafted jewellery - From Vedic era to modern day_103767.aspx</a></p>

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