A gold matha patti runs along the hairline from the parting, its chains framing the forehead and meeting the tikka or borla at the centre. With the sheeshphool above it, it crowns a Rajputi bride's jewellery.
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Matha patti, sheeshpatti or sheeshphool?
Three forehead pieces that are often confused. They sit in different places and do different jobs.
Matha pattiमाथा पट्टी
Chains or linked plates that follow the hairline to the temples, joined at the centre to a tikka or borla.
It frames the face from the sides, over a centre parting.
Sheeshpattiशीश पट्टी
A band worn straight across the upper forehead, side to side, rather than curving along the hairline.
It sits lower and flatter than a matha patti, with the tikka hanging below its centre.
Sheeshphoolशीशफूल
The 'head flower': ornaments pinned on top of the head, with chains fanning out from them.
In a Rajputi bridal look it holds the odhni in place and steadies the borla from above.
Wearing
Wearing a matha patti with a borla
Part the hair in the centre
The middle chain runs along the parting — over the sindoor line — so a clean, straight parting keeps the whole piece straight.
Fix the centre first
Pin the tikka or borla at the crown before laying the side chains.
Lay the sides along the hairline
Take each side back towards the ear and pin it just behind, so the chains follow your hairline instead of sliding onto the forehead.
Keep the centre taut
If the sides sag, the middle chain is loose. Tighten it at the crown and the sides lift back into place.
Matha patti or maang tikka — which should I choose?
A maang tikka alone if the hair is open or the dupatta covers the head; a matha patti if the hair is up and the hairline shows, since its side chains need somewhere to sit. A matha patti always carries a tikka at its centre, so it is the larger of the two choices.
Can I wear a matha patti with open hair?
Yes. Pin the centre into back-combed hair at the crown and the sides behind the ears, then let the hair fall over the pins.
Does a matha patti suit a broad forehead?
Very well — its chains break up the width. On a small forehead, choose fine chains so the piece doesn't sit on the brows.
Will a matha patti show under the dupatta?
Only its front. A dupatta or odhni pinned over the head hides the side chains, so with a veil, a kundan centre and short side chains do more than long ones — like the Hyderabadi jhoomar, which is worn to the side for the same reason.
How should a matha patti be stored?
Flat, with the chains laid straight and apart so they don't knot, and the stone-set centre wrapped in soft cloth — away from perfume and hairspray, which dull meenakari enamel.