Bangles of Hyderabad

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Bangles are traditional ornaments worn by Indian women, especially Hindus. They are worn after marriage to signify matrimony. Bangles are part of traditional Indian jewelry. They are usually worn in pairs by women, one or more on each arm. There are various types of bangles available in Hyderabad market. This may vary anything from glass to metal to lac and even rubber or plastic Traditionally bangles were made of various types of metals like gold, silver, bronze etc. This footage is part of the professionally-shot stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of imagery from South Asia. The Wilderness Films India collection comprises of thousands of hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on HDCAM 1080i High Definition, HDV and Digital Betacam.