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Indian Gold Book:Indian Gold Book - Gold Bars Worldwide

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GOLD JEWELLERY CONSUMERS<br />

INDICATIVE WEDDING SETS – AT THE 200 GRAMME LEVEL<br />

Item Punjab Uttar Pradesh Rajasthan West Bengal<br />

Ludhiana Agra Jaipur Kolkata<br />

Necklace 50 g 40 g 70 g 80 g<br />

30 g 35 g<br />

Bangle 10 g each (3 pairs) 18 g each (1 pair) 15 g each (2 pairs) 15 g each (2 pairs) or<br />

12 g each (2 pairs) 30 g each (1 pair)<br />

Chain 20 g 15 g 20 g 20 g<br />

Earrings 5 g pair 6 g pair 25 g pair 10 g pair (2 pairs)<br />

4 g pair<br />

Finger ring 5 g 4g each (3 rings) 5 g 5 g<br />

Mangalsutra* 25 g 20 g 15 g<br />

Other 20 g bracelet and<br />

7 g ring for groom<br />

Total weight 197 g 213 g 200 g 200 g<br />

Item Capital Gujarat Maharashtra Karnataka<br />

New Delhi Ahmedabad Nagpur Bangalore<br />

Necklace 50 g 50 g 50 g 40 g<br />

20 g 20 g<br />

Bangle 10 g each (2 pairs) 20 g each (1 pair) 10 g each (2 pairs) 12 g each (1 pair)<br />

12 g each (2 pairs) 4 g each (3 pairs)<br />

Chain 10 g each (3 chains) 12 g 15 g 24 g<br />

8 g 16 g<br />

Earrings 6 g - 8 g per pair (3 pairs) 10 g pair 5 g pair 12 g pair<br />

6 g pair<br />

Finger ring 4 g - 5 g (3 rings) 5 g 4 g 6 g<br />

3 g 2 g<br />

Mangalsutra* 25 g 22 g 25 g 16 g<br />

5 g pendant<br />

Other 5 g nath 2 g pendant 5 g nathi 8 g mathes<br />

5 g earchain 7 g earchain 12 g bindi<br />

5 g tikka 39 g poocha pair<br />

Total weight 200 g 207 g 200 g 200 g<br />

Item Andhra Pradesh Tamil Nadu Kerala<br />

Hyderabad Coimbatore Cochin<br />

Necklace 40 g 48 g 30 g<br />

20 g 20 g<br />

Bangle 14 g each (2 pairs) 12 g each (1 pair) 6 g - 12 g (4 pairs)<br />

10 g each (1 pair)<br />

Chain 22 g 28 g 32 g<br />

Earrings 12 g pair 4 g pair (2 pairs) 2 g - 8 g per pair (4 pairs)<br />

6 g pair<br />

Finger ring 5 g 6 g 2 g - 6 g each (5 rings)<br />

4 g 3 g<br />

Mangalsutra* 45 g 40 g 15 g<br />

6 g pendant 1 g thali<br />

Total weight 190 g 197 g 200 g<br />

Source: Leading jewellery retailers. Notes on other gold items: nath or nathi (for the nose), bindi or tikka (for the head),<br />

pocha (for the hands), mathes (for the ears). * Mangalsutra or equivalent.<br />

The bride is normally clad with as much jewellery as the family can afford.<br />

For most brides, wedding jewellery includes items that can also be worn on a daily basis.<br />

AN INTRODUCTION TO THE INDIAN GOLD MARKET 125

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