HAPPY MABON !!!

my grandma's teaching me to crochet and its going pretty good so far :))

i just found a couple of CDs from middle school and godd the nostalgiaaa

do the people in power in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh know that the kids of their countries altogether call themselves desi on tumblr???

i believe that listening to kun faya kun will cleanse me spiritually

sometimes thinking that if i work hard enough i could have a wardrobe like harry styles' just keeps me going.

she was mai tera part of kalank but he was love storiyan in kesariya

the desi urge to randomly to be decked up in bridal attire

omg-

OKAY OKAY OKAY SHUT UP what if todd's birthday is really november.....okay okay???? then like its cold...neil's wearing a coat. todd isn't...so neil gives todd his coat...you see what this means????

this means i can connect this to taylor swift!!!! okay so like??? champagne problems right????

so like "november flush and your flannel cure" thats like...saying person b is giving their flannel or whatever to warm up person a during november cold.....

dfnfdjdfdf doesnt make sense but i love the song a lot and fkkdd i did make an edit of if a while back and just wrote this carwreck of a post bc im too lazy to make a fic of this

Rest in Peace Jean-Luc Godard (1930-2022)

Jhumkas...

We're all aware of Desi Academia's obsession with Jhumkas, but let's take a look at some other types of earrings from the subcontinent that deserve the same amount of love and appreciation.

Note: Some people might use the term Jhumka to refer to any and all styles of earrings, but in actuality, only the bell-shaped earrings are qualified to be called Jhumkas!

Bali

Balis or hoop earrings come in a wide variety of sizes and embellishments which can be appropriate for anything from daily wear to festive wear.

Punjabi Peepal Patti Balis

Chandbali

Chandbalis are the jeweled interpretation of the crescent moon. Worn by Mughal and Rajput women in the medieval period.

Pearl-embellished enamel Chandbalis

Dhungri

Traditional Nepalese earrings worn in the centre of the ear, usually circle or square-shaped. A rare kind of Dhungri is the Kan ("ear") Dhungri, which replicates the shape of the ear.

Dhungri (L) Kan Dhungri (R)

Bugadi

Earrings worn on the upper rim of the ear by people along the Western coast of India, specifically Maharashtra and Karnataka.

Imitation gold Bugadi with peacock motif

Passa

Passa (or Jhumar) is a head ornament that has its origin in the Mughal period and is pinned to one side of the head. The Passa-style earring is basically the same, but in earring form.

The Passa (R) Passa-style earrings (L)

Thuriya

Thuriya is a form of Assamese jewellery worn by aged women. The design symbolises a lotus with a heavy stem adorned with gemstones and exquisite meenakari.

Floral Thuriya with meenakari work

Bonus: Sahara Chain

Sahara ("support") chain or ear chain is a type of ornament which is worn by attaching it to an earring on one end, and to the hair of the wearer on the other. It provides support to the earring, thereby lifting some of the weight off the ears.

Three-strand gold sahara chain with peacock motif Jhumkas

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