10 Gorgeous Goan Jewellery Styles

By Author: Sanskriti Khanna
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Goa is well-known for its artistic and intricately designed gold jewelry.

Its wonderful craftsmanship tells us how Goa is much more than just a holiday destination.

Goa has an enriched cultural, historical, and artistic heritage for Goa’s people to take pride in.

Goan traditional jewellery ranges in a wide variety of jewels and ornaments for almost every part of the body. And the popularity of Goan traditional jewellery in Europe is insane. Because the abode of beaches in India has just as much beautiful traditional jewelry as its sunsets.

Traditional Goan jewellery has many embellishments as jewels to adorn
your body, some of which that we found the most stunning ones are enlisted here.

Check it out.

1. Coin Bangles

Goan Coin Bangles are beautifully designed light weighted gold bangles. These are adorned with gold coins embossed with symbols and figures of religious significance and are donned ...
... by women of Goa on a daily wear basis.

2. Piddukachi Kakna

Piddukachi Kakna is also a popular design of bangles in traditional jewellery of Goa. These are the gold bangles studded with pearls and beads, usually black ones, in one or two layers and look quite chic.

3. Pichodi

Pichodi is another exquisite design of bangles of Goan traditional jewellery. They are designed meticulously with gold molded into elegant crown motifs. These look pretty regal and are comfortable to wear.

4. Kasithaali

Mangalsutra makes an inseparable ornament of the Hindu bride. Goan Mangalsutra is also known as Kasithaali has the same significance for Goan brides. What differs a bit is the design which accounts for two pendants in the Mangalsutra strung along with gold and black beads.

5. Bajubandh

Bajubandh, as known, is the armlet used by women since ancient times to adorn their upper arms. Goan Bajubandh is incarnated of gold with gorgeous peacock motifs studded with precious and semi-precious stones.

6. Coral Mala

Coral Mala is a classic piece of jewel in Goa and is highly popular among tourists and locals as well. It is a simple chain kind of necklace strung along with vibrant colorful beads that makes it look alive.

7. Galsari

Galsari is also one of the classic neckpieces among traditional jewellery of Goa that makes it to Goan brides’ trousseau. It is a necklace adorned with gold coins embedded with symbols and figures of Goan deities strung along with gold and coral beads in a gold chain.

8. Kaan

Kaan is a type of ear cuffs from traditional jewellery of Goa, which is designed beautifully of gold motifs and studded with stones.

9. Ved or Vajra Kutka

Ved or Vajra Kutka also used in Konkan Jewelry are enchanting and dainty pieces of stud earrings embellished with diamonds and precious stones.

10. Pake

Pake is traditional earrings of Goan jewellery. It is an exquisite piece of jewel with gorgeous floral motifs studded with precious and semi-precious stones and strung with long pearls chains knitted in a mesh-like structure together.