Ganesh Chaturthi

Gold – the shringar of gods

Gold – the shringar of gods

Gold is considered a heavenly metal and thus used differently to adorn gods and idols

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Gold Glossary

Guloband

Tied around the neck like a choker, a galobandh is made of gold and worn by the married women of Kumaon, Garhwal, Bhotiya, and Jaunsar regions of Uttarakhand. It is designed on a red belt with square gold blocks arranged on it with the help of a thread.

Suggested glossary

The chemical formula for gold is Au which is short for the Latin word ‘aurum’ meaning shining dawn.