The gold accessories that finish a look: the maang tikka and the round borla at the parting, the matha patti along the hairline, and rings for women, from one kundan stone to the bridal hathphool.
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Which gold accessories does a bride need?
Start at the parting. Almost every bride wears a maang tikka — in Rajasthan, the round borla. Add a matha patti if the hairstyle leaves the hairline open, then rings; and for the pheras, a hathphool, which links a ring to a bracelet across the back of the hand.
The tikka sits on the maang, the parting where sindoor is worn — so of all the finishing pieces it is the one most bound up with the wedding itself.
Head and hand ornaments, by name
The names you'll hear at a Jaipur counter, and where each is worn. The full list of Rajasthani ornaments, head to toe, is in our names guide.
At the head
- Maang tikkaमांग टीका
- A pendant on a fine chain laid along the parting, resting on the forehead.
- Borlaबोरला
- Rajasthan's round, bell-like tikka, also called the rakhdi, worn at the parting.
- Matha pattiमाथा पट्टी
- Chains that follow the hairline from the parting to the temples, joined to the tikka.
- Jhoomarझूमर
- A fan of chains worn to one side of the head — the passa of the Hyderabadi bride.
Through the wedding
Finishing pieces from the mehendi to the reception
Mehendi and haldi
A light maang tikka and rings — nothing on the hands that the mehendi or the haldi will stain or need to be cleaned out of.
Leave the hathphool for later: it sits right where the henna goes.
The pheras
The full set: borla or tikka, matha patti if the hair is up, hathphool on both hands.
The pieces most often photographed close — see our Borla.
Should the maang tikka match the necklace?
Ideally, in stones and in work. It sits between the earrings, so it is seen with them first and with the necklace second — if only two pieces can match, make it the tikka and the earrings.
What is a hathphool called in English?
A hand chain, or hand harness: a ring and a bracelet joined by chains, with a medallion on the back of the hand. Hathphool means 'hand flower', after that medallion.
Can head pieces be made lighter for a long ceremony?
Yes — fewer chains, a hollow-backed centre, a smaller borla. Tell us how many hours you will wear it, and whether the dupatta is pinned over it, and we draw to that.
What does a Rajasthani bride wear on her head?
The borla at the parting, a matha patti or sheeshphool if the hair is up, and often a jhoomar to one side — under an odhni pinned over the head, as at most Hindu weddings in Rajputana.