Re: Is there a name for this type of bangle/cuff?
I’m not too crazy about the baai. I like more simple and delicate things…nothing heavy and big that would cover so much of your wrist.
I DO, however, like the panjaangla…but I don’t like it connected to five rings. Instead I like it where there’s a fairly simple bangle…connected to one chain…connected to one ring. That, I think, looks cute.
I dont like it either.. it just makes no sense to me and looks like a tasbeeh wrapped around the wrist.
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.
should I wear my panja thingy on the right hand or left? I reall;yu dont want to wear two.. but should i? arghhh
Here it is! I bought it in Pakistan in January, and it fit perfectly, then when I came back to Canada, I lost weight before the wedding because of all the stress, so it was loose on me, thats why its not sitting properly on my wrist…but you can still see it!
oooo tht 1 is pretty