Bengali Bride ‘Sonar Mukut’ / Golden Crown Wedding Bridal Jewelry

The Bengali bride usually wears a lot of jewelry and it is mostly Gold & silver and sometimes costume jewelry. In yesterday years, women used to wear a massive amount of gold on their wedding but with time most women today wear a moderate amount of bling. Indian brides, especially Bengali Bong Brides will in 99.99 cases be seen wearing traditional or modern pieces of jewelry. Most women inherit their mother’s or grandmother’s jewelry piece with some new ones made for the occasion. In this post we look into the traditional jewelry pieces of Bengali brides, their names and their different designs. Remember, all traditional and modern pieces with pure gold are still made by hand by traditional craftsmen in West Bengal and thus they are of course a pride to own.

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We shall start from the top, with ‘Mukut’ – or crown in English