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157:) on the 28th day after their birth. In Kerala, almost all newborns irrespective of the religious affiliation get a waist chain. Although many boys generally abandon waist chains during their teenage years, most girls and a sizable number of boys continue to wear waist chains as adults. A follower of Lord Siva is expected to wear a chain, with Rudrakshas strung in a white chain with one hundred beads, around the waist. In Lakshdweep a silver thread is worn by both men and women. Dhodia and Kathodis or Katkari men use ornaments around the waist. 91: 38: 138: 2829: 102:
The use of waist chains can be traced back to 4000 years or more originating in the Indian Subcontinent. Historically, waist chains have been used in India, by men and women, as ornaments and as part of religious ceremonies, as accessories and to show affluence.
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A shirt of white muslin, a belt or kamarband tied over the shirt round his waist, a kachchha, a pair of tight trousers, yellow or pea-green, of Daryai silk, a pair of slippers, completed his dress. In winter he wore woollen pa jama, single or double
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Indeed, in recent years, thanks to celebrities such as Madonna and Goldie Hawn, Indian fashions (saris and churidars), jewelry (belly chains), and body art (mendhi), have found a market with both U.S. and Indian American youths. Beyond this
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Belly chains are common among women in India. In some regions waist chains are common among men as well. In the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, every newborn receives a waist chain as a cultural pact.
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Namboothri men generally wear waist strings even as adults. In some aristocratic families, Namboothiri men wore a flattened triple gold string around the waist. As a Hindu custom
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For cultural reasons, waist chains became a fashion accessory for women and men in many parts of the world.
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A 14th-century poem indicates that the waist chain has been a fashion for men in some parts of South India.
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such as dress, childcare, and relationships. Notably in Ghanaian and Nigerian culture, these
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A similar garment of beads worn around the waist has appeared in several aspects of
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Many ancient sculptures and paintings from locations in India, dating back to the
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This article is about the body jewelry. For the restraint for prisoners, see
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and to measure growth until puberty. As the practice has spread throughout
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Belly chains are considered auspicious for women in Indian culture.
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History of the Sikhs: Sikh Lion of Lahore/Maharaja Ranjit Singh
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was a part of the medieval upper class costume of Rajasthanis.
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Pomegranate Studio belly dance, with women wearing belly chains
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is the popular English term for the Indian jewelry called
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Index

Waist chain
Belly chain (restraint)

jewelry
waist
navel piercing
silver
gold

Krishna
Indus Valley civilization
Hinduism
Lord Krishna
cummerbund
patka

newborns
Aranjanam
African culture
waist beads
loincloths
naming ceremonies
the diaspora
fertility
Chatelaine (chain)
Necklace
Waist cincher
Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society
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