Rajputi Culture

The 'choora' / 'chooda' ceremony is an integral part of many weddings, esp north Indian weddings. Bollywood and popular cul...

"Teej" refers to the "third" day that falls every month after the new moon ( Amavasya ), and the third day after the fu...

‘Mojaris’ are special kind of leather shoes. Mostly made using vegetable-tanned leather, uppers are made of one piece of leather or texti...

'Thewa' / 'Theva' jewellery involves embossing of intricately worked-out sheet gold on molten glass. It evolved in Pratapga...

'Bichiya' or toe rings were traditionally worn only in the long toe after marriage. Also, unmarried women were forbidden to wear t...

Traditional nose rings and nose pins of various sizes are popular in Rajasthan. Rajput women prefer gold nose rings / nose pins with studde...

Timaniya / Tanmani / Trimani : So much confusion shrouds this piece of jewelry, that it deserves as separate post. This kind of jewellery k...