Priya Jain's profile

Family Heirlooms- From your Grandparents

Peeliya is a zari embroidered red colored dupatta, it is given to a married woman by her parents when she gives birth to her first child.
It is symbolic of the long life of the child.
Haath-phool is a bracelet and ring attachment jewellery worn by brides on their wedding day.
Bindi is adorned on the forehead, between the eyebrows, on the wedding day by the bride as part of the ‘solah singaar’.
Bicchua is a toe ring worn by married women on both feet as a symbol of their husband’s long life.
Maang-teeka is an ornament worn on the central hair partition on all joyous occasions by married women.
Family Heirlooms- From your Grandparents
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Family Heirlooms- From your Grandparents

What did you get from your grandparents? This project is a collection of the blessings that are passed down from one generation to another in the Read More

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