Nath ( Uncut Kundan )

Uncut Kundan Nath with Polki-Style Stones

The nath is the one piece of Indian bridal jewellery that changes a face. Worn on the left nostril and often looped up to the hair, it is the final flourish of the solah shringar, the sixteen adornments a bride wears on her wedding day. Glorious Jewels makes them in imitation finishes so you can wear the tradition without the weight or the worry.

Kundan is a setting technique, not a stone. Fine strips of foil are worked around each stone to hold it, and that bezel is what gives kundan jewellery its particular soft gleam. This nath carries that work around the full rim, set with flat polki-style uncut stones that catch light slowly rather than sparkling hard.

What makes this nath special

• Intricate kundan settings worked around the rim
• Polki-style uncut stones with the flat, lustrous surface of traditional polki work
• Warm gold-tone finish that sits naturally with other kundan pieces
• The most classic bridal choice of the collection

How to wear it

This is the nath for a full bridal look. It belongs with a kundan choker and matching jhumkas, over a red, maroon or deep pink lehenga. If your necklace is heavy, run a thin chain from the nath to the hair to balance the weight across the face.

Caring for your nath

Put your nath on last, after makeup, perfume and hairspray have settled, and take it off first at the end of the night. Wipe it with a soft dry cloth and store it flat in its own pouch so the chain and stones do not catch on other pieces. Kept away from water, the finish holds beautifully.

About Glorious Jewels

Glorious Jewels is an imitation jewellery label based in Pune, making traditional Indian designs in gold and silver-tone finishes at prices that let you build a collection rather than agonise over one piece.

Browse the full nath collection for more bridal and occasion styles.