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For centuries, India has been famous for two things, spices and intricate gold jewellery. As we all know, foreigners invaded India for the aromatic spices. They were enamored by our jewellery as well. Indians love gold jewellery even today. Traditional Indian gold plated jewellery designs are popular all over the world for their extravagant designs and beautiful artwork. We have different types of traditional designs in each state in India. There are many popular designs including Jhoomar, Jadai Banjara, Rakodi, Tikka etc. Bridal headpieces have been one of the most popular jewelleries in India for centuries as we have rich and intricate designs. For Indians, headpieces have religious and traditional significance as well.

South Indian & North Indian Tikkas

In India, bridal headpieces are referred to as ‘tikka’. It’s a vital part of Indian jewellery, especially for weddings. This is used mainly to decorate the forehead of brides. Temple dancers in South India also used to wear them extensively. As for North India, women wear them irrespective of age. Indian designs have several elements in it including rubies, emeralds, pearls, and diamonds etc. which make them unique and intricate. You will find various types of tikkas as you go to various parts of the country as each state has their own traditional designs. If we take the case of Southern states, we can see that they have flamboyant designs with lots of rubies, pearls, emeralds on 18K pure gold. They are designed to cover almost the entire forehead. Also, they come with decorative head pins of the same pattern on the adjacent sides of the head. They look best when you wear them with traditional clothes and gold necklace with matching stones in it. Now speaking of the North Indian tikka, it is light weight and simple. They are tidy and will fall exactly on the parted center of your hair. North Indian tikkas have precious stones, kundan, pearls etc. in them. They can be worn every day to complement the attire.

Let’s take a look at some of the popular tikkas available in the market today:

• Traditional Gold Plated Tikka
• American Diamond Studded Tikka
• Zircon Diamond and Pearl Studded Tikka
• Zircon Diamond Studded Tikka
• Headpiece Tikka in Zircon Diamond Studded

Popularity of Jhoomar

Jhoomar is another head jewellery which is very popular in India. Jhoomar is similar to tikka, with elaborate pearls and precious stones studded on yellow or white gold. This one is worn sideways and it covers major part of the hair. It falls adjacent to the eyebrows. For centuries, royal women have been using this piece of jewellery. However, Muslim women wear this very commonly in India. It is also referred to as side tikka. For making the best impression, try to wear it with diamond jewellery. Yes, it seems like a heavy headpiece but the equal weight distribution negates that. It in fact feels like a light weight and trendy jewellery piece than the tikkas used in South India.