Polki, Kundan & Meenakari - Traditional Rajasthani Jewellery

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  1. GayatriRathod

    GayatriRathod New IL'ite

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    Rajasthan is known for its royalty and also for it vibrancy in colors that is ushered in its culture, attires, food and even Jewellery. Rajasthani jewellery goes beyond the usual yellow gold jewellery and is designed and crafted in traditional Polki, Kundan & Meenakari.

    Modern Indian jewellery has got a new form recently with the introduction of Kundan and Polki jewellery. Our films has also shown a lot of Rajasthani jewelleries worn by the characters, mostly in period dramas.

    Which is your favorite Rajasthani jewellery - Kundan, Polki or Meenakari?


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  2. bharti

    bharti Silver IL'ite

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    surely... i jsut dont like much of this yellow gold jewellery.... feels old fashioned

    kundan is my favourite...... i think kundan n polki is the same.....infact in kundan jewellery there are two types of stones used which they differ as kanch ki polki n heere ki polki......
     
  3. Hetalpanchal

    Hetalpanchal New IL'ite

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    Wow! This is B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L

    I think
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    Thanks in advance,
    Hetal
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  4. loveleen001

    loveleen001 Senior IL'ite

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    Hey ladies...

    Since I dont know much about jewellery, but am really interested in it and especially in rajasthani jewellery....could you please brief me on what exactly is Polki, Kundan and Meenakari.

    My mother uses some of it, but I really want to have some of my own now...I have lac jewellery....and it really looks good...
    So... can any of you let me know where to get it from too???

    Thanx in advance...
    Regards...:)
     
  5. saby9960

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    hi
    does anybody know any websites where i can buy the genuine rajasthani jewellery in real gold.
    really want a bangle (kada) of polki and meenakari..........
     
  6. fatmasiagian

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    can some one help me, i wanna learn to mak kundan and polki jewellry, can u tell me a short course arround mumbay,chennai.thanks alot
     

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