Jhumka (earring style)

Jhumka (earring style)

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==Origins and evolution==
==Origins and evolution==
Jhumka's origins are traced to the carved jewelry on sculptures of [[Chola Dynasty]] temples in South India.{{cite news|title= कहानी गहनों की: चोल वंश से शुरू हुआ झुमकों का सफर, मुगलों ने दी शाही पहचान; बहुत दिलचस्प है इतिहास|url=https://www.jagran.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty-kahani-gehno-ki-history-of-jhumka-and-its-journey-from-centuries-to-today-fashion-check-details-here-40070945.html|newspaper= [[Dainik Jagran]]|date= 13 December 2025}}{{cite news|title=Ralph Lauren ‘jhumka’ earrings spark viral cultural appropriation debate after Paris Fashion Week show|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/etimes/trending/ralph-lauren-jhumka-earrings-spark-viral-cultural-appropriation-debate-after-paris-fashion-week-show/articleshow/129257736.cms|newspaper= [[The Times of India]]}}
Jhumka's origins are traced to the carved jewellery on sculptures of [[Chola Dynasty]] temples in South India.{{cite news|title= कहानी गहनों की: चोल वंश से शुरू हुआ झुमकों का सफर, मुगलों ने दी शाही पहचान; बहुत दिलचस्प है इतिहास|url=https://www.jagran.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty-kahani-gehno-ki-history-of-jhumka-and-its-journey-from-centuries-to-today-fashion-check-details-here-40070945.html|newspaper= [[Dainik Jagran]]|date= 13 December 2025}}{{cite news|title=Ralph Lauren ‘jhumka’ earrings spark viral cultural appropriation debate after Paris Fashion Week show|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/etimes/trending/ralph-lauren-jhumka-earrings-spark-viral-cultural-appropriation-debate-after-paris-fashion-week-show/articleshow/129257736.cms|newspaper= [[The Times of India]]}}
Under the [[Mughal Empire]], the jhumka underwent further evolution to make the design more opulent. The jhumka has remained one of the most popular types of jewelry in [[India]], [[Pakistan]], [[Bangladesh]], and [[Nepal]].{{fact|date=March 2026}}
Under the [[Mughal Empire]], the jhumka underwent further evolution to make the design more opulent. The jhumka has remained one of the most popular types of jewellery in [[India]], [[Pakistan]], [[Bangladesh]], and [[Nepal]].{{fact|date=March 2026}}
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