Accessories That Make Us Fall In Love With Marathi Brides
Each culture has its own way of dressing and styling. Just as we can easily recognise a bengali or a sikh bride because of their signature looks, Marathi brides too boast of a distinctive traditional splendor that makes them stand apart of the rest. One look at a bride, one can easily figure out whether she is the Navri (marathi bride) or not. Dressed in the traditional nauvari saree and unique jewellery pieces, Marathi brides remain unnoticeable. Take a look at unique accessories adorned by marathi brides which adds aesthetics to their overall appearance and make us fall in love with them.
Mundavalya
First thing that you would notice in any marathi bride (and groom) is this. This striking jewellery piece is tied across the forehead horizontally with two vertical strings dangling down from both the sides. They are pearl-studded piece but nowadays brides opt for floral designs too.
Crescent Moon Bindi
One of the unique accessory of a maharashtrian bride is this chaand-shaped bindi which adds even more to the face of the bride, accentuating her look.
Nath
Second jewellery piece that sets them apart is the nath (nose ring). However, nose rings are common across many cultures but marathi brides wear Brahmani Nath which is woven with pearls in paisley shape and is studded with precious stones mostly coloured in white and pink in the middle.
Hirva Chuda (Green Bangles)
Bangles (chuda) is the one of the symbol of a women’s marital status across Hindu cultures. What sets apart the marathi bride is the green colour chuda while other cultures, especially punjabi brides have red colour. Hirva chuda consists of a set of green bangles seperated with gold bangles. These bangles are worn in both hands in odd numbers. The significance of green colour here is new life and fertility.
Thushi
Crafted from pure gold, this is yet another unique choker neck piece made with thick chains of small and intricate gold beads. This necklace is worn right at the base of the neck, so it is the first piece of jewellery a bride will wear below the necklace. This has jowar seeds design, which indicates that the newly-wed bride will bring prosperity to her new home. There are two-three types of thushi’s.
Kolhapuri Saaj
Unique neck piece, originated from Kolhapur, adorned by all the marathi brides is another symbol of marital status of a women. It is gifted by the groom’s family to the bride. Saaj necklace has 21 leaves carved in 22 karat gold. The pendant in the centre of the necklace is called ‘the saaj ghat’. Out of the 21 leaves – 10 represent the ten different avatars of Lord Vishnu, 2 of them have emerald and ruby stones, 8 pendants represents ashtamangal (auspiciousness, happiness and prosperity) and the last pendant is the Taviz; a charm to keep away the bad and evil.
Laxmi Haar
Also called as the Putli haar is a necklace that has a few rounds of coins with embellishments of Goddess Laxmi in them. The motifs of Laxmi indicate wealth. These coins are held together with a thread that is braided with silk.
Bugdi
Bugdi are earrings worn on the helix part of the ear and are mostly made out of pearls. Bugdi’s now come in a lot of modern beautiful designs; to cater to the modern Maharashtrian brides. Similar earrings are worn by brides in the Northern parts of India.
Ambada
This is a traditional hair pin worn by Maharashtrian brides during the wedding. Also known as Veni Phool, it is placed on the hair bun of the bride. The most popular design of Ambada is Sunflower with Jowar seeds. You can easily make out a marathi bride from behind through this accessory.
Jodvi
These are toe-rings gifted by the mother-in-law of the bride. This ring symbolizes the bride’s entry in her new home. Jodvi is an important jewellery in every Maharashtrian Wedding.
All these unique pieces of jewellery complete the look of a maharashtrian bride. These accessories surely make us fall in love with the marathi bride. Which one do you like?