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Punjabi paranda is also known as parandi, is a women's hair ornament made of multicolored silk threads and decorated with floral (bunches) designs and ornamental tassels. The Pranda is a part of ethnic Punjabi clothing. Pranda is a folk accessory of Punjabi culture. Patiala is famous for its salwars and Parandas
Material
Paranda is made by interweaving the silk threads of different contrast colors. Women in Punjab were making parandas by themselves as a hobby and art and craft.
Style
Women braid their long hairs with Paranda matching to their costume, it suits well with ethnic Punjabi clothing. They wear it during the folk dances for instance Giddha. Young girls and women embrace it on special occasions like marriages and folk festivals such as Lohri, Vaisakhi, Teej, Karva Chauth, etc. Pranda is losing its style with time, and the appearance is drawing to fewer occasions.
See also
Gallery
Folk dancers from Punjab performing at six-day Folk Dance Festival ‘Lok Tarang, in New Delhi on January 19, 2007
Diagram of a tassel
Making a tassel from yarn
Illustration of various tassels, from A Handbook of Ornament, by Franz Sales Meyer
Tassels of a bed from Paris, circa 1782–1783, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City)
Punjabi girl wearing a Paranda with tassels
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