Bangle

Bangles are ornaments worn mainly by women on their arms and wrists. They are usually circular in shape, and, unlike bracelets, are not flexible. more...

Bangles are part of the traditional Indian jewelry. Indian bangles are usually worn in pairs, one or more on each arm, and single bangles are rarely sold. They are made of numerous precious as well as non-precious materials like gold, silver, platinum, glass, wood, ferrous metals, plastic, etc. Most Indian women prefer to wear either gold or glass bangles or both in combination. Though nowadays bangles made from plastic are slowly replacing those made by glass, the glass ones are still preffered for traditional functions like marriages and at festivals.

Gold bangles are most popular with Indian women. They range from plain and simple to extremely artistic and intricate. They are often studded with precious and semi-precious stones like diamonds, gems and pearls.

Sets of more expensive bangles that are made from gold and silver (higher quality content-precious materials) make a substanial jingling sound. In the case of cheap, imitation jewelry, these tend to make a tinny sound (rather than a more substantial sound) when jingled.

Normally a bangle as worn by people all over the world is simply an inflexible piece of jewelry worn around the wrist. However, in many cultures, especially in the Arabian Peninsula and in South Asia, bangles have evolved into various types in which different ones are used in different occasions.

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