Best Of Traditional Bengali Jewelry For Durga Puja

Wednesday, September 28, 2011, 15:22

Traditional jewelry in most of India is always made of gold. After all we are the largest gold buying nation of the world. Nobody is a stranger to the prices of gold but what is amazing is that our gold buying trends are not on a decline. Gold prices are touching Rs 22,000 but our jewelry stores still turn our expensively elaborate gold jewelry designs and manage to sell them. The bottom line is that Indian jewelry designs no matter how grand still works.

On that note let us take a look at the best of Bengali traditional jewelry that you can aspire to buy this festive season.

The Best Gold Jewelry Designs For Durga Puja:

1. Narkoli Phul Haar: It literally translates to 'garland of coconut shaped flowers'. This is an eternal traditional jewelry of Bengali design that has been in fashion for almost 2 centuries now. It is basically a long thick chain of gold that comes up to your navel. Every 1 out of 3 Bengali women have it; inherited from their mothers and grandmothers. It makes use of at least 50 grams of gold and that can be much more depending on the length and thickness.
Damages: Starts from 1.5 lacs and can easily go up to 3 lacs.

2. Shonar Kaan: Want to have an golden ear? This unique Bengali design of earring is inspired by the shape of the ear itself. It is plate of gold in the shape of your ear with intricate work on it. There is a earring attached at the end that dangles. If not anything else, this traditional jewelry might block out your husbands desperate complains!
Damages: 60 to 65 thousand

3. Konkon: This is a traditional Bengali design of bangles that has never and will never go out of fashion. Even today you will see these bangles in the place of honour in any wedding or festival collection. It is a ridged bangle with the ridge running in the middle and curves that are rounded over it. Takes about 40 grams of gold.
Damages: 80,000 for a pair and above depending on the size.

4. Sita Haar: This Indian jewelry design is seen adorning every Bengali bride. It is a reconstruction of the long necklace that Sita was mythologically supposed to be wearing when she came up from the earth. It is a plain sheet of gold coming down just under your bosom in a tapering 'U', takes up to 80 grams of gold to create this traditional jewelry design.
Damages: 1.75 lacs and above if its an authentic design and not an improvisation.

5. Chur: The inspiration from this improvised bangle comes from the warrior bracelets worn to the battle field earlier. Unlike the other designs mentioned here, this is not a graceful design. It is angular and contemporary, a thick sheet of gold measuring a few centimetres around your wrists.
Damages: About 80 thousand.

When it comes to gold jewelry designs women need no fashion tips because it is always 'in'.