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Ranihar
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English
Alternative forms
Rani Har
Rani Haar
Rani-Haar
Etymology
Borrowed from en hi रानी हार
Pronunciation
en /rɑː.niː.hɑːr/
Noun
A traditional Indian necklace typically made of gold or silver and often adorned with precious stones like diamonds, rubies, and emeralds. It translates to "Queen's Necklace" in Hindi.
en
Draupdi
Bacinta Kaura
Enkay Publishers
1990
24
Even Lakha Ram chastised her on the loss of Rani-Haar, a very costly necklace...
en
Leela: A Patchwork Life
Leela Naidu
Jerry Pinto
Penguin Books India
2010
50
https://books.google.com/books?id=cDB3sqYR3XUC&pg=PA50&dq=Rani+haar&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjh8fb369SKAxV0G9AFHSS1CdcQ6AF6BAgGEAI#v=onepage&q=Rani%20haar&f=false
‘Wear a sari’, said Renoir, so I got out a Benares silk sari and the rani haar or queen’s necklace that Bikki—my husband Tikki’s brother—had given me.
en
Traditional Costumes of India
Ramanjit Kaur Bajwa
Abhishek Publications
2023-09-29
9788182474604
30
https://books.google.com/books?id=SC7aEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA30&dq=%22ranihar%22&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjHt-zH6NSKAxXkTDABHZN_PLQQ6AF6BAgJEAI#v=onepage&q=%22ranihar%22&f=false
Plate No. 20 showing Ranihar
en
2024-01-01
Culture of Maharashtra
Jewellery such as tanmani, bormal, Ranihar, kolhapuri saaj, thushi are worn on the neck;…