Anklets were probably worn from the very beginning of Indian history. Literary texts like the Ramayana, Mahabharata, the Puranas, Kalidas's epics and Sangam literature refer in detail to the types of jewellery used by both men and women. Stone, terracotta and bronze sculptures from the Sunga period (Second-first century BC) to the Nayak period (sixteenth-seventeenth century), illustrate women with anklets. From the visual depictions it appears that anklets were initially circular. Later, these rings became broader and acquired different names, depending on the place and language.
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These ornaments called kanachedan sanskar were made of silver and worn by the common man. Paizeb is a Persian term for anklet; they are usually made with chains and pendants of silver, which clink together when the wearer walks. Similar to a chain, it is comprised of heavy rings of silver, rather like a hansuli or neck ornament. In some commumities, anklets were ring-shaped, very substantial and heavy. Rajasthani women wear engraved silver anklets known as neoroi. Khungru is a ring or anklet of Long ornamental silver beads and tora is a heavy ornament made of a set of chains with a broad clasp.
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