Maharashtrian Mangalsutra

The tradition of wearing the black-and-gold beaded necklace, called the mangalsutra, has been in Indian culture for ages. The word comes from mangal, meaning auspicious or holy, and sutra, meaning thread.

The mangalsutra meant so much to a married women that she would wear the necklace everywhere - from housework to a dinner party.

 The golden beads in the mangalsutra are reflective of changing times. They symbolize purity and prosperity, the increasingly excessive use of them - along with diamonds and jewels as pendants on the mangalsutra - are more so a function of the changing times and growing importance of fashion across India.

The mangalsutra originated as a powerful symbol of love, happiness, and a successful marriage - and it still remains so today. While the styles of mangalsutra necklaces vary due to a bride's taste (and while the groom's family no longer has the only say in what jewelry the bride wears!), the black and gold beads are standard features of a typical mangalsutra. Any married Indian woman will own one to carry all the well wishes that her relatives gave her marriage - as well as show off her newfound wife status and the bling that comes with it! Thus,at EzyIndia we are more than happy to serve our Indian Women with a rich heritage of Mangalsutras with extravagant traditional designs.