Rani Haar
A long, elaborate necklace worn below a choker, reaching the chest or stomach. The centrepiece of a bridal set.
Rani haar means queen's necklace, and the form is deliberately grand: multiple rows, a large central pendant, and length enough to fall well below the collarbone.
In South Indian jewellery the equivalent long piece is the haram, usually in temple style with deity motifs.
Pearl versions build the rows from graduated or multi-line strands and reserve the metalwork for the pendant.
When you are buying
A rani haar is heavy by design. Check where the weight sits: a piece that concentrates its mass at the pendant pulls at the back of the neck all evening.
Long necklaces and haars
A few from the collection, from ₹2,800.
Elegant Semi-Round White Pearls Necklace With Lakshmi Kaasu & SP Emerald Beads
Lovely Semi-Round White Pearls Necklace With Lakshmi Kaasu & SP Ruby Beads
Elegant 4.5mm Round White Pearls Necklace With Raam Darbar Kaasu Pendant
Radiant 4mm Round White Pearls Necklace With Lakshmi Kaasu & SP Ruby Beads
Elegant White Pearls Necklace With Timeless AD Pendant
Beautiful White Pearls Necklace With Traditional AD Pendant
Beautiful Traditional Pearl Necklace in Rubies
Simple and Traditional Pearl Set in Stylish Pendant
Choker
A necklace that sits high and close around the neck. Both a length and, in Indian jewellery, a distinct style.
Temple Jewellery
South Indian jewellery in a deity and motif vocabulary, originally made to adorn temple idols and now worn by dancers and brides.
Taar Mala
A necklace of many fine parallel strands gathered into one clasp. Traditional Hyderabadi pearl work.
Bridal Set
A matched group of pieces worn together for a wedding: typically a necklace, earrings, and often a maang tikka.