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Toe rings: Not just a jewelry

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Indian traditions are really interesting. Why do a married girl need a symbol to prove that she’s married? I am talking about things like kumkum on forehead,choora,nath,mangalsutra, toe ring and other numerous symbols which identifies a girl as married and why don’t guys need an identification? I wish they should also be identified as married 😛
Toe ring: Just not a jewelry
Toe rings: Not just a jewelry
 In India toe ring (bichhiya)  is usually worn by a married women and worn on the second toe .I have seen married girls wearing toe rings on all their toe. Even though I too wear them Ireallydin’t know the importance of toe ring as it’s not a custom in my place, I wear them because I love to 😀
Toe ring: Just not a jewelry
Toe rings: Not just a jewelry

Toe ring: Just not a jewelry
Toe ring: Not just not a jewelry
This custom exists from the time of Ramayana they say :O . Sita threw her toe rings on the way when abducted by Ravana to Lanka so that Rama could find her, interesting na 😀 . In most of the Indian communities wearing toe ring is a part of the wedding ceremony while in some communities groom puts the toe ring on the bride’s second toe and it indicates her marital status. The toe rings comes in a variety of fashion spiral ones, huge ones and very simple ones too. (mine would be the simplest one 😀 )
Toe ring: Just not a jewelry
Toe ring:  Not Just  a jewelry
Toe ring: Just not a jewelry
Toe ring: Not Just a jewelry

Toe ring: Just not a jewelry
Toe ring: Not Just a jewelry
Keeping all these custom and traditions apart, there is a scientific reason behind the toe ring. It is said that our menstrual cycle is regularized by wearing a toe ring. A nerve in our second toe is connected to uterus and passes through heart. Wearing a toe ring on this toe balances the blood pressure and the chances of conceiving increases. ( for those who want to 😛 )
A silver toe ring is preferred because as a good conductor silver absorbs positive energy and passes on to our body.
Hope you found the gyan session (knowledge sharing session) interesting and useful. 😀  Do you guys love wearing a toe ring?
Toe ring: Just not a jewelry
Toe ring: Not Just a jewelry

77 thoughts on “Toe rings: Not just a jewelry”

  1. I have never worn one…not even in a funky way…but they look just so beautiful!
    And great information in the post dear…Had no idea about it 🙂

    1. I some how love to wear them. I m the only one in my family to wear toe rings 😛

  2. Oh yes, women are loaded with stuff. There are just so many symbols of marriage we have and men none. A ring maybe and that too is not a must in Indian culture. South Indian brahmin men get an up-gradation in the sacred thread that they wear, but who would take off their shirts and check 😛
    Toe rings do look quite pretty. My bestie has thing for them. Probably the only modern girl who wears rings on 3 toes. I didn’t know it has such significance.

    1. You said it Sumathi. guys definitely need a symbol of marriage other than ring and holy thread 😀

  3. Me too never tried a toe ring, but in pics it looks so cool…i think will give it a shot soo.
    great post dear 🙂

  5. Wow I never knew toe ring has so much importance, I’m wearing a very simple toe ring on my second finger and I should someday show you a pic of my MIL collection of toe ring, I first thought she is crazy, she has like tons tons of toe ring 😀

  6. me too have a simple one which I love a lot :D. Do show yours MILs collection 😀

  7. Hey I too agree men should also be identified as married!!!!
    I am wearing them too…..it was a pain to be honest in the begining because i wear a lot of shoes and toe rings hurt sometimes so i brought the smaller ones and they are okay now….still if we can find something for men to show their marital stuatus that would be great …lol

    1. I usually remove them when I wear shoes 😉 . I swear , we seriously need to think about something for men to show their marital stuatus lol! 😛

  8. You have such beautiful feet! 😀 Frankly I love toe-rings on others but it’s too much of a hassle for me to keep taking them off when I wear shoes, so I wear them very rarely- only on special occasions.

  10. MY hubby told me that guys (especially in Bangalore) first check out if a girl is married by glancing at her feet! I never knew about the significance of the toe ring 🙂 Thank you choosing such unique topics 🙂

    1. I have, heard my couisins and friends telling the same, we too need to identify married men na? 😛

  17. Awesome post dear…I never knew toe ring has scientific significance as well…thx for sharing…by the way toe ring looks beautiful….:-)

  18. I’ve never worn a toe ring… I don’t have nice toes but I might wear one to pretty up my feet 🙂
    … have a wonderful day 😉

  19. Nice post.. very informative.. Maybe if you can come up with significance of all our traditions , it ll be good..

  25. I just love silver toe rings and I always wear a pair of toe rings..!! Loved the designs Laks..all are really pretty 🙂

  28. the toe ring actually has scientific reasons as you mentioned. guess that’s the reason that every married girl wears at least them after marriage.

  30. These toe rings look so good. I Have never worn any and never knew about these amazing facts. thanks a lot for sharing 🙂

  32. I worn then for months post marriage but they doesnt feel comfortable.. though I would like to flaunt these at special occasion but just cant wear them regulrly..
    BTW some extremely prettyy designs here.. 😉

  36. Nice post! I never knew the actual reason! Quite interesting.. now I shall dig into my med books and look this nerve up 🙂

  37. I love toe rings but I don’t if I could wear them on my feet ^^’
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  39. I was not aware of reason or custom behind this. I wore toe ring for a week after marriage and them removed it as it make me little uncomfortable. After reading thin, I am feeling little guilty… I got pair of pretty anklets and toe rings and found them too much for my taste for daily wearing.. Thats good idea to get some funky silver-meenakari toe rings

    1. yea shika you can get a pair of funky silver toe rings. I should find the reason behind wearing an anklet too 😀

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