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Message: <blockquote data-quote="aqzbqz" data-source="post: 23452391" data-attributes="member: 568126">Wearing of toe rings is practiced in India. Toe rings have been a part of the Indian culture since the Ramayana times, there has been a mention of Sita, when abducted by Ravana, threw her toe ring in the way, so that lord Rama could find her. So from the Ramayana times, till now, toe rings have been a part of a married woman’s symbol. In many different Indian cultures, the husband puts the toe rings on his wife’s second toe of both feet, during the wedding ceremony. It is worn as a symbol of the married state by Hindu women and is called bichiya (pronounced: bee-chee-ya) in Hindi, minji (മിഞ്ചി) in Malayalam jodavi (जोडवी) in Marathi, Mettelu (మెట్టెలు) in Telugu, Metti/Kanaiyazhi in Tamil (மெட்டி/கணையாழி), Kaalungura (ಕಾಲುಂಗುರಗಳು) in Kannada.A ceremony welcoming the newly wed bride to her new home. Bride wearing toe-ring (bichiya), worn as symbol of the married state of Hindu women.Gold Bichiya/Metti (toe-ring), early 19th centuryThe toe rings in India are usually made of silver and worn in pairs (unlike the trend in Western countries, where they are worn singly or in unmatched pairs) on the second toe of both feet. Traditionally they are quite ornate, though more contemporary designs are now being developed to cater to the modern bride. Some 'bichiya sets' may have pairs for four of the five toes, excluding the little pinky. 'Bichiyas' may not be made of gold, as gold holds a 'respected' status and may not be worn below the waist by Hindus, but this is not followed very strictly and toe rings made of gold and diamonds are commonly seen. These rings would be put on the toes and never removed. The rings would show that the woman is married<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Toe_rings_closeup.jpg/800px-Toe_rings_closeup.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></blockquote>

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