Wikipedia:Jewelleries of North Karnataka

Jewelleries are part of Indian culture and every region have it's own culture, fashion and jewellery. they are different in each region with effect of nature surrounded. Karnataka have four cultural regions. 1. Uttara karnataka/ north Karnataka 2. Mysuru prantya/ south karnataka 3. Malenadu karnataka 4. Karavali karnataka/ coastal karnataka In that uttara karnataka/north Karnataka have unique culture than any other regions.

Jewellery for head
1. Kyadagi:: which is worn upside of hair bun. Jewellery have five or six spikes on it which resembles leaves of kedige/ kyadagi.

2. Gejji:: which is worn upside of hair bun. The jewellery is consisting gejje.

3. Hoova/gajara:: which is worn upside of hair bun. Jewellery is in the shape of crescent with design of tied flowers

4. Akada:: it's a combination of two jewelleries and are worn at beside of hair bun. Which is in so many different structures like rectangle, circle, peacock, flower, mango, triangle etc.

Jewellery for ear
1. Kivihoova:: jewellery is like flower/hoova. With five or seven or nine pearls hanging at the edges of flower.

2. Talukaa:: jewellery is a small design and three pearls hanging.

3. Bugudi:: jewellery is worn across karnataka, tamil naadu and Maharashtra.

4. Bavali:: jewellery is made with thin foil of gold and four pearls attached to it with hanging of 200 to 230 pearls.

Jewellery for nose
1. Moogubottu:: is a nose pin worn across north Karnataka. Jewellery having pearls hanging on it in order three or five or seven or nine.

2. Nanth/nath:: North Karnataka people have different kind of nath which is Hannondu mutthina nattu means nath of eleven pearls.

Jewellery for neck
1. Patigi:: which is like a strip of gold. Jewellery got it's name from kannada word Patti means strip.

2. Tikki:: jewellery is having three or four rows of golden pearls attached with each and with five kalasas. Jewellery got it's name from kannada word tikki means dot.

3. Malaka:: is a jewelry worn by north Karnataka woman. Jewellery is made up of inter weaving of gold strips. Jewellery got it's name from kannada word malaka means knot or weave.

4. Kondi/sargi:: jewellery is in crescent shape in back side with a hook/ kondi.

5. Kadli Sara:: jewellery is made of designed round shaped beads of gold with 3 or more rows.

6. Kalasad sara:: jewellery is made up of so many kalasas.

7. Kasina Sara or puthali Sara:: is a coin jewellery.

8. Mavina kaayi Sara:: mango necklace.

9. Muragi:: jewellery is made up of gold pearls and is in zig zag shape. Jewellery got it's name from kannada word muragi means zig zag.

10. Mutthina eli dandi:: is a pearl jewellery with leaves between it. Mutthina eli dandi mean pearl with leaf edge.

11. Akki Sara

12. Bormaala

13. Ekasara

14. Chapal haar

Jewellery for arms
1. Saragi:: is a upper arm jewellery. With a unique design. North Karnataka women used to wear as everyday jewellery.

2. Tolubandi:: is a upper arm jewellery. With a flower of gold.

3. Vaanki:: is a upper arm jewellery resembles vanki or aravanki.

4. Thode:: is a Halo golden bangle with design.

5. Bangara bali:: golden Bangles.

6. Patali

Jewellery for waist
1. Patti daabu:: jewellery is a thick strip of gold with curved designs. sometimes a thick chain or pearl chain are added.

2. Gejje daabu:: jewellery is a thick strip of gold with gejje.

Jewellery for leg
1. Sarapali:: is a thick chain.

2. Ruli:: is a foot jewellery with fully surrounded by gejje.

3. Thode:: is thick halo jewellery. Sometimes silver balls added in it's halo space.

4. Kalgadaga:: is a kadaga with lots of different designs.

5. Ullagaddi pilli:: is worn on first toe.

6. Kalungura:: is worn on second toe.

7. Kalavar pilli:: is worn on middle toe.

8. Meena pilli:: is worn on fourth toe.

9. Bali pilli:: is worn on fifth toe.