It is time to pamper you toe!

How many time have you every thought about your little toes and even look at it? Well it is very rear maybe once in a month when you want to cut your toe nails and decorated your nail. Well it is time to pamper your quite little toes. Why give it a good polish and decorate it with some nice toe rings!

Traditionally toe rings are worn as a symbol of married state by Hindu men and women in India. But nowadays, toe rings are worn as a new fashion accessory by women in the western countries and becoming more popular with men too. It is most commonly worn on the second toe of either foot and often accompanied with sandals or barefoot. Traditionally, toe rings made of silver are most common in India but in the west it is made of various metals and non metals. As mentioned elsewhere in this blog Indians do not wear gold jewelry below the waist line due to deep respect to gold.

If you are looking for toe rings the best are the adjustable toe rings and it is flexible and easy to re-sizing to fit to your toe. The other advantage is you can change it to other toes later. Make sure the end cuts are have radius and polished well, as there are many sharp edged adjustable toe rings which will hurt your toe and sometimes can cause bleeding and infection.

It is time to pamper your toe and decorate it with beautiful toe jewelry!

Toe Ring History

Sit back and let us tell you about the oldest toe ring and the first types of toe rings, used by both men and women, gleaned from legends in ancient manuscripts such as the Vedic Scripts.  The texts of Vedas date back to approximately 1500 to 500 BC.   Many scholars believe the earliest texts date back 6000 years! 

"Wearing of toe rings is practiced in India. It is worn as a symbol of married state by Hindu women and men, It is called bichiya (pronounced: bee-chee-ya) in Hindi, Mettelu in Telugu, Metti in Tamil. They are usually made of silver and worn in pairs (unlike the trend in Western countries, where they are worn singly or in unmatched pairs) on the second toe of both feet. Traditionally they are quite ornate, though more contemporary designs are now being developed to cater to the modern bride. Some 'bichiya sets' may have pairs for four of the five toes, excluding the little pinky. 'Bichiyas' may not be made of gold, as gold holds a 'respected' status and may not be worn below the waist by Hindus, but this is not followed very strictly and toe rings made of gold and diamonds are commonly seen."

Source: Wikipedia

Traditionally a large ring was worn on the great toe of the left foot to indicate a married status. Some men frequently wore a ring on the big toe for curative purposes or to augment their masculine vigor. These rings were seldom closed circles but open hoops so that they could easily be removed.