Gajra

Gajra worn in hair, Tamil Nadu.

A gajra is a flower garland which women in South Asia wear during traditional festivals. It is made usually of jasmine; in South India, crossandra and barleria are also widely used in gajras.[1] It can be worn both on the bun and with the braid coiling. Women usually wear these with sarees.

The gajra is an ornament that is purely meant to decorate a hairstyle and does not generally aid in holding a bun in place.

References

  1. ↑ Gurcharan Singh Randhawa and Amitabha Mukhopadhyay, ed. (1986). Floriculture in India. Allied Publishers. p. 607. ISBN 978-81-7023-057-1.
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