nose pin

#nose_pins  #vintage_picture  #comparison #mookuthi #Meenakshi #Indian_jewelry #Srirangam #ranganayki #madurai

#Nose_pins is a piece of jewelry that is worn on the nose. Most commonly associated since ancient times with women from the Indian subcontinent, these ornaments are attached through a piercing in the nostril.
In early days is associated became part of various symbols of a woman's marital status. It also displays economic status

Here in this instance which shown below shows  the precious stone studded nose pins  from #madurai and #Srirangam temples  which is used to adorn by the processional deities along with all  jewelleries used during annular festival occasions could be a nayaka era one and also in another part Nicolas Brothers earlypostcards(1905) photograph of a south Indian Nair women from malabar is shown on which a lady adorned with Victorian Edwardian 1837-1910 era south Indian golden jewelleries among which similar magnificent nose pin also  we could witness nose pin ( #mookuthi ) from these pictures we could witness the usage of jewelers from deity to the common public is quite common.

-- Ramu.Rm.N