Nath nose ring

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Nath nose ring

***** Location: India
***** Season: Topic
***** Category: Humanity

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Explanation

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Nose Rings... not just a Fashion Statement in India
While to most a nose ring may seems like a fashion statement, in India, it's an age old tradition that's heads back centuries and has significance even today.

Nose Piercing in India
Though nose piercing didn't originate in India, it was brought to the country in the 16th Century from the Middle East by the Moghul emperors. In India a stud called Phul or a ring known as Nath is usually worn in the left nostril, it's sometimes joined to the ear by a chain, and in some places both nostrils are pierced.

Connection of Nose Rings in India with Marriage
though today unmarried women and even young girls in India may also wear nose rings as a fashion satement with no religious or traditional significance.
. . . nose piercings, are one way Hindus honor
Parvathi, the goddess of marriage.



In some parts of India the nose ring is never removed once a woman is married, and thus a nose ring is often considered to be a sign of marriage, even though today unmarried women and even young girls in India may also wear nose rings as a fashion satement with no religious or traditional significance.

Types of Nose Rings in India
In diverse states of India this jewel is made differently. The mukhuttis of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka have ornate, traditional lotus and swan designs and are mostly studded with diamonds, or the poor man’s diamond, the topaz.
Rajasthani women wear the nathuri and the bhauriya. While the first is a small gold or silver ring with precious stones, the bhauriya has a slightly different design.
The conventional clove-shaped nose stud is called the laung, while the small pendant suspended between the nostrils is the latkan, because of its pendulous character.
In UP the nath is adorned with two pearls and a pendulous bead to augur prosperity.
The Punjabi damsel has a gold ring strung with as many as 20 to 25 motifs. It is the shikarpuri nath.
In Bihar the nose stud is the chhuchhi or the laung.
In Maharashtra it is the guchhedar nath, which is known for its radiant beauty with pearl decorations.
Pullakku nose ring in South India (bulaag in the North) is the pendant suspended from the partition of the nostrils.

Sometimes the septum rings in rural areas and tribal society are so large that they cover a portion of the mouth and often come in the way while eating.
source : www.indiamarks.com

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Things found on the way


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HAIKU

in the school play
wearning a Nath -
she feels like a woman


spring chill--
that fake diamond nose stud
on her raddled face

Shared by Manu Kant
Joys of Japan, February 2012


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her nose pin
splits into rainbow colours
a sun ray

- Shared by Mandeep Maan -
Joys of Japan, August 2012



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