Ornaments

January 11, 2009

Woman and Jewelery plays an important role for All indian woman as much as to be said about ornaments on any and All indian Deity.Every piece in the Devi Collection is crafted entirely by hand from precious-metal wire. No pieces are strung or knotted on cord. The wire-linked style yields jewelry strands that highlight the subtle beauty of the stones or sacred seeds woven into them, but are never flashy. The drape is relaxed, not stiff. It's an understated way to wear precious materials. The feel against the skin has a reassuring weight and movement, and is very comfortable. Within the collection, the prayer malas follow Vedic and Hindu traditions as to structure, materials and numbers of beads. The neck malas form the Atma Series and the wrist malas are the Japa Series. Other series are modern jewelry pieces based on malas that each are powerful

themes of sacred materials as given by the names and descriptions of that piece. Crafting these pieces is a series of unique hand techniques that form a meditative process. It's in that atmosphere of focus and prayer that each strand comes into being.

The ancients who translated the abstract nuances of Indian philosophy into images of everyday reality went even further and canonized the adornment of the female form into sixteen different ornaments (solah shringar), covering her entire being from the head to toe. The choice of the number sixteen too is not without significance. It is a significant number among the Hindus, and corresponds to the sixteen phases of the life of the moon, which in turn is connected with a woman's menstrual cycle. This is another pointer to the feminine physiognomy being a microcosm of the rhythms of natural processes. Further a woman of sixteen is considered at the peak of physical perfection in her life. At this stage of her life the aspect of delight is most pronounced. Her nature is to play, seek new experiences, and to charm others to her. Her innocence attracts to her all that is true and good. Indeed it is common for deities to be described as

eternally sixteen years old, which is considered the most beautiful and vigorous human age. In fact an important goddess is named after the Sanskrit name for sixteen (Shodashi), and is visualized as having all the above mentioned qualities.

Starting from Sindhoor to the feet anklets an Indian female deity or an indian woman represents her beauty at the Best always..