Maang Tikka Chutti Hair Jewellery

Maang Tikka Chutti Hair Jewellery

Royalty and Goddess in Hindu sculptors are shown wearing elaborate hair jewellery.  Today’s bride wears an equally astounding design of ornaments on the hair and braid.  Classical dancers of Bharatanatyam Kuchipudi & Kathak also wear unique headpieces.

Indian brides prior to wedding ceremony, decorates her forehead (maang) with an maang tika, eagerly awaiting the auspicious time when her husband will grace herself by applying the venerable sindoor on her forehead.

Chutti or Maang Tikka

Placed in the centre of the bride’s forehead, the bindi is the only accessory that heightens all of the brides features and draws instant attention to her face.

The Maang-Tikka, like the jhoomar jewellery, is meant for the forehead and extends into the hairline. The main beauty of the Maang- Tikka lies in the pendant that extends to the middle of the forehead.

In the North of India The Maang Tikka is a part of the 16 adornments (the solah sringar) worn by the Indian bride.

3 Step Chutti

Single Tikka

Kemp Stone Nethi Cutti

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Thalaisaman / Matha Patti

Thalaisaman is a combination of Maang tikka with necklace kind of jewellery along the forehead.

 

A matha patti is traditional Indian head jewellery. It is a hair ornament with 1 central chain (tikka) and 1 or more chains that flow along the hair line, to form one jewellery piece.

White and Green Stones Tikka Set

Bridal Mang tika with white and red stones

temple jewellery maang tikka with sun and moon

It’s an integral part of the Indian culture in all corners of India and wearing it is a mark of beauty, especially at weddings.

Rajasthani maang tika is a spherical shaped ornament.  It is rarely worn occasionally however it symbolizes  the rich Indian heritage.

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