Gold Costume Jewelery

Indian ladies like to wear either gold or diamond jewelery or a combination of both.

Gold is a metal that lures many. Gold costume jewelery gives the security against any financial crisis, because of its easy liquidity, and is also used by women for adorning themselves. Traditionally, gold costume jewelery has been considered auspicious among Hindus and is regarded to be symbolic of Lakshmi, the Goddess of Wealth. Gold is symbol of perfection, immortality and prosperity and so is a favourite for making gold costume jewelery, Kancheepuram in southern India and Varanasi in northern India have been the centre of gold costume jewelery making since the historic times. Gold costume jewelery has been part of culture for almost 300 years and was initially been used brought in India by Mughals in ancient times.

The significance of gold costume jewelery in the country is evident from the fact that on many auspicious occasions, jewelery forms a part of gifts and various ceremonies. Gold costume jewelery for women with their stunning looks and exquisite variety are hitting the fashion market in recent times from the past few years as it gives a unique perfection to their personality by enhancing the beauty. Necklaces, chains, bangles, rings, bracelets etc made of gold are considered as universal gold costume jewelery by women all over the world. Silver anklets and gold armlets showcasing unique craftsmanship with exquisite designs occupy an unchallenged position among other gold costume jewelery.

Indians have been using gold costume jewelery for adornment since centuries but only proper care of gold costume jewelery will ensure that it becomes a treasured heirloom to be passed on from generation to generation. One of the tips for proper care of gold costume jewelery includes that when wearing jewelery hands should be free of oil , makeup or lotion. and all jewelery must be separately boxed and in a dry place. However Indian woman wears a special gold costume jewelery known as ‘mangalasutra’, an equivalent to western wedding ring on her wedding day and removes it only if her husband dies is a popular traditional jewelery in India which form important aspect in women life.

Several factors affect the cost of a gold costume jewelery including the total carat weight of the gold, their general quality and geometrical designs. A wide variety of gold costume jewelery are available for women and girls of all age groups from infants to teenagers. It is not only gold costume jewelery but also silver jewelery, diamond jewelery, kundan jewelery, gemstone jewelery, lacquer jewelery, terracotta jewelery, bead jewelery, pearl jewelery, etc are popular in India and are being manufactured in bulk quantities in different parts of the country.Zaveri Bazaar in Bombay and Jaipur in Rajasthan are the central markets in India for attracting customers towards finest gold costume jewelery.