Ornaments: activates different acupuncture
points of the body. So different culture different
parts of the body are punctured and ornaments are
worn to avoid different diseases. Gold, Silver &
Copper are preferred as ornaments as they ionized by
perspiration and these trace elements enters through
our skin and cures many mental and physical
problems.
Gold, as elsewhere, has always been extensively used
for rings and other mountings of gems. One cannot
even avoid noticing, the ancient Indian male
sculptures, fully adorned with jewellery. The Vedic
gods are constantly described as wearing ornaments
made of gold, since, the male figures often
represented gods, and their costumes & adornments
were undoubtedly modeled on those of the royalty and
nobility of those times. The Kronos earrings in the
Metropolitan Museum of Art, provides striking
evidence of this the finest pieces of early Indian
jewellery known to date. Their excavation place is
not known but it has been pointed out that the
Chakravartin (World Emperor) on the famous relief
from Jaggayyapeta in eastern Andhra during First
Century BC wears very similar earrings. This gives a
clue, as to why none of the bulky jewellery depicted
in the stone sculpture has survived. The connection
here between these massive earrings and royalty (the
lion and the elephant are royal beasts) suggests
that few such sumptuous pieces were ever made.
However, most of the information about gold used in
ancient India is derived from either from the
excavated material from early sites with relatively
rare gold jewellery and the visual record provided
by countless carved or, more rarely, painted,
representations of richly adorned gods and goddesses
from the third to fourth centuries BC onwards.
Gold is called the seamen of vishnu and silver of
Brahma and copper of Katikeya. The water which
tuches gold is eqavalant to ganges water. Gold with
gems eradicate all evil. gold rail piece was laid
when first train line was inagurated. When you place
a gold part in iron machinery or vehicles, its life
is prolonged. Our ancient Indians used following
ornaments in gold.
Earring (Karnika): These were of three types viz, a
simple ring or circle called Kundala, a circular
disc earring known as dehri and earrings with a
flower-like shape known as Karnaphul.
Necklaces: These were also of two kinds; a short one
called Kantha, which was broad and flat, usually
gold, inlaid with precious stones, and a long one,
the lambanam. These chain or bead necklaces were
sometimes three-to-seven stringed and were named
after the number of strings of which they were
composed. At the centre of each string of beads was
an amulet for warding off evil forces.
Armlets (Bajuband): These were of gold and even the
armlets made of silver beads were worn on the upper
arm, and were occasionally studded with precious
stones.
Bracelets (Kangan): These were very often made of
square or round beads of gold, and richly
embroidered cloth belts completed the male ensemble.
Girdle (Mekhala): Women, in addition, wear girdles
called mekhala, a hip belt of multi-stringed beads,
originally made from the red seed kaksha.
Anklets & Rings: All women also wore anklets and
thumb and finger rings. The rings were plain and
crowded together on the middle joints of the
fingers. Anklets were often of gold in this period,
though silver was more common. They could be in the
form of a simple ring, Kara, a thick chain, sankla,
oran ornamental circle with small bells called
ghungru.
Forehead Ornaments: Forehead ornaments for women
were quite common and worn below the parting of the
hair and at the center of the forehead. These
consisted of thin plate of gold or silver stamped in
various patterns, as well as a star-shaped sitara
and bina. And a tiny ornament called bindi.
Gold
A yellow precious metal which is valued for its
beauty and purity since it does not oxidize or
tarnish like most other metals. It has been used for
coins and jewelry for over 6000 years and from this
has become regarded as a symbol of wealth. Gold is
very ductile and is the most malleable of all
metals. It can be cast into huge statues or beaten
into wafer thin sheets of gold leaf. This
malleability makes it too soft to be used in jewelry
without being alloyed with other metals. Gold is
considered very sacred by Hindus for religious
jewellery.People like to offer gold jewellery to
idols of gods . The idol of lord Balaji at tirupati
is an example of this.Gold expresses the splendour
and radiance of Sun. It is the only metal that never
tarnishes and resists the fiercest of fires. Gold is
associated with riches, rule and truth.
Silver
Silver is ruled by the Moon also called Luna by
alchemists. Silver is used for protection against
magic. The symbolic meaning of the Moon is reaction
and reflection. The Moon acts as a mirror reflecting
the light from the Sun and a mirror is just glass
with a thin layer of Silver. The Moon is associated
with femininity, motherliness, cycles and changeable
emotions and silver is used in rituals involving
them. Silver neutralizes negativity and helps in
dreams and intuition, psychic abilities. Silver is
used for religious jewellery and accesories in bulk.
Copper
Copper is ruled by planet Venus and is mainly used
for money and fertility. Venus has the lowest
rotation rate and its character is passive,
receptive, ready to adapt and kind. Copper has a
great affinity to Venus because they share the same
characteristics. Copper easily combines with other
metals and it easily transfers warmth and
electricity. Copper is used in rituals and spells
used for promoting love, positive relationships,
negotiations and peace. Copper yantras are favorite
among Hindus.
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