The Significance of Wearing a Gold Maang Tikka
Jewelry has a huge connection with India and Indian women. Females love to wear jewelry on special occasions whether it’s an anniversary, a wedding, a birthday or God Bharai. From ear to ankles, from head to toe, there is a jewelry piece for every part of the body in Indian culture. Apart from religious
significance and culture, these adornments have some scientific cause behind adorning them. One such beautiful adornment which amplifies the beauty is the embellished gold maang tikka. Maang tikka is an important ornament of Indian bridal jewelry. It is an indispensable part of the sixteen adornments or solah shringar of an Indian woman. Gold maang tikka comes in many designs it is basically a head accessory which has a pendant attached to a chain held by a hook. The pendant falls on the exact center of the forehead, while hook holds the tika at the hair end. The 22k gold maang tikka is worn by parting the hair. Maang tikka magnifies the beauty of the woman giving her a majestic and elegant look. This piece of jewelry is very close to the bride’s heart whether gifted by the groom’s family or given by her parents as it is associated with the union of two souls. In Rajasthan, women wear round-shaped single string maang tikka which is called Bor. In Muslim, maang tikka is worn on one side of the head and know as Chapka or Jhumar Tikka.
As per the Hindu culture, Gold Maang Tikka is firstly worn by the bride on the day of her wedding. The tikka (pendant) lies on the forehead which is the center point of Ajna chakra (agya to be precise) which refers to preservation. Ajna chakra is imagined to have two petals, half male and half female. Maang tikka represents the holy union of man and woman at the emotional, spiritual, and physical levels. The scientific cause behind carrying Maang Tikka is that it controls the body heat. It is believed that wearing maang tikka protects the bride from negative & bad energy. Every Jewelry piece has deep religious and traditional significance and is chosen and worn with much care by Indian women and adorned for the rest of their lives as they are fond of jewelry.
It is also believed that when gold maang tikka is worn it represents the power of the soul. When a bride adorns this jewellery piece on her wedding day as part of the solah shringaar, she is connecting
with her 3rd eye-harnessing the power of activating her knowledge, concentration, courage, wisdom, and will-power. Today, the maang tikka is also worn as a fashion statement across the globe, and the maang tikka has become a remarkable bridal symbol. Even though maang tikka is usually worn by the brides, it is also glamorously worn by women of all ages. Maang tikka comes in many designs, some are simple whereas some are heavy. You can choose from silver to 5-gram gold maang tikka intricated with Kundan work, precious stones like ruby, diamonds, and sapphires.