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Precious Rakhi
Rakhi is one of the most popular festivals of India which signifies a bond of love between brothers and sisters which is one of the most noble emotions of human beings. Celebrated in different parts of India on full moon day, Raksha bandhan is known for its humanistic approach which has transgressed all the feelings of race, caste and religion. The chaste bond of love is manifested
by tying the thread of Rakhi on the wrist of brother by the sister.
Initially thread was used as rakhi but as the time passed innovation in
Rakhi also took place. Apart from simple and unostentatious thread,
Rakhi embellished with beads, semi-precious stones, colored or golden
and silver threads, satin ribbons, floral motifs etc also began to be
used. Precious Rakhis are generally made up of precious metals and stones like gold, silver, diamond, pearl, emerald,etc. Due to their expensive nature these types of Rakhis are popular in limited sections of the society. Precious Rakhi often has a gold or silver chain instead of thread. Rakhis with gold and silver coins are also very popular. Different semiprecious stones like pearl, Emerald, topaz etc are aligned in various modes to produce beautiful Rakhi. Royal Zardozi and Minakari Rakhis used threads of gold and silver to create artistically marvelous Rakhi. The precious metals are also used in producing Rakhi of various floral designs, the images of god and goddesses etc. Types of precious Rakhi On the basis of metals and stones used precious Rakhi are divided into following parts: |
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