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2. Jewellery - Wikipedia

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   Jewellery (or jewelry in American English) consists of decorative items worn for personal adornment such as brooches, rings, necklaces, earrings, pendants, bracelets, and cufflinks. Jewellery may be attached to the body or the clothes.

3. Navaratna - Wikipedia

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   Thailand's "Queen Sirikit Navaratna" necklace.. Navaratna (Sanskrit: नवरत्न) is a Sanskrit compound word meaning "nine gems" or "ratnas".Jewellery created in this style has important cultural significance in many southern, and south-eastern Asian cultures as a symbol of wealth, and status, and is claimed to yield talismanic benefits towards health and well-being.

4. Punjabi wedding traditions - Wikipedia

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   A tiny dot of henna paste (mehndi) is applied to her palm for good luck, and the function is sealed with the exchange of rings. The bride's father applies the tikka (forehead mark) to the groom's forehead and blesses him. Exchange of gifts takes place between the two families. Everyone present congratulates the couple by feeding them sweets.

5. The meaning behind the ‘M’ necklace Hoda Kotb wears every day

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   Jenna, who was touched by the sentiment, asked Hoda, "Do you feel like 'Mom' is the best title?" And Hoda agreed instantly. "The 'M' is so me.That would be the initial I would want to wear if not ...

6. Nazar (amulet) - Wikipedia

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   The term is also used in Azerbaijani, Bengali, Hebrew, Hindi–Urdu, Kurdish, Pashto, Persian, Punjabi, Turkish, Greek and other languages. [1] In Turkey, it is known by the name nazar boncuğu [2] (the latter word being a derivative of boncuk, "bead" in Turkic, and the former borrowed from Arabic), in Greece it is known as máti (μάτι, 'eye').

7. Necklace - Wikipedia

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   A necklace is an article of jewellery that is worn around the neck. Necklaces may have been one of the earliest types of adornment worn by humans. [ 1 ] They often serve ceremonial , religious , magical , or funerary purposes and are also used as symbols of wealth and status, given that they are commonly made of precious metals and stones.

8. Pendant - Wikipedia

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   A pendant is a loose-hanging piece of jewellery, generally attached by a small loop to a necklace, which may be known as a "pendant necklace". [1] A pendant earring is an earring with a piece hanging down. Its name stems from the Latin word pendere and Old French word pendr, both of which translate to "to hang down".

9. Japamala - Wikipedia

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   As a necklace, especially if made from large, consequently heavy, beads; Suspended from a belt; However they are worn the wearer is supposed to keep the mala from making contact with the floor or ground. [23] [2] In Chinese Buddhism, mala bracelets are worn by monks and laypeople as a symbol of the Buddha. Malas are often given to laypersons ...