![]() Waist chain or belly chain is commonly known as Kamarband or Udhyanam or Odyanam. As a result, modern woman from North-West India wearing same bangles on her hand. Also, Mauryan Didarganj Yakshini is also seen wearing the same sort of bangles on her arm. It is a common practice to wear Harappan bangles by the Harappan ‘dancing girl’ is widely found in sculptures. The culture of wearing bangles, especially wearing them all over the arms by women can be traced to the Harappan culture. Since ancient times, there is a tradition of making bangles, from various metals, glass, conch, sealing-wax, and ivory. Banglesīangles which is also known as Kangan, are an important ornament for all married as well as unmarried women in India. Similarly, modern Hindu women from north-western states are also famously wearing similar Tilaka as a local fashion. Furthermore, sculptures of a woman from Bharhut stupa which dated to 200-100 BCE wearing tilaka on the forehead and similar headdress are also seen. Today, we can still find many Harappan terracotta figures wearing a turban-like headdress and tilaka on the forehead, which can be found from the book ‘Mohenjo-Daro and the Indus Civilization’. ![]()
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