Re: Is there a name for this type of bangle/cuff?
For your wedding, wear the paanja on both hands.
But after your wedding, when you go to very formal occasions…just wear one.
One of my cousins…when she was younger…her mom had bought her a gold ring from Pakistan. I think either it was loose or she’d keep losing it. So, her mom came up with this idea of getting the jeweler to attach a very simple gold chain from that ring…to a simple bangle. It was really cute. Nothing over the top at all. I remember when my cousin was in high school…she’d wear that single paanja every single day…it never came off her hand…she wore it with her jeans, non-desi clothes. It kind of made her unique and it worked because it was a pretty simple design…no gemstones or anything like that.
Bangles are considered to be jewelry that is “sexy” because it has movement…and a pleasant sound to it. I personally would opt for something that has movement on your wrist as opposed to something heavy that just sits there.