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<p>12.215.158.2: </p> <hr /> <div>{{distinguish|Pamba Dam}}<br /> {{no footnotes|date=March 2011}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=December 2019}}<br /> [[File:Pambadam.jpg|right|thumb|225px|an age old lady with paambadam]]<br /> '''Paambadam''' or '''Thandatti''' is a traditional earring worn by elderly women in the South Indian states of [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[Kerala]].&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://tamil.news18.com/tirunelveli/grandmother-earrings-pambadam-thandati-statue-in-nellai-920265.html|title=பாட்டிகளின் காதுகளை அலங்கரித்த பாம்படம்.. தண்டட்டிக்கு நினைவுச் சின்னம் வைத்த நெல்லை மாநகராட்சி..|work=[[News18]]|language=ta|date=28 March 2023}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> The ornament is designed in the shape of a [[cobra|snake]]’s hood and typically features two balls, two knobs, a square piece, and a tongue joined together. Traditionally gold-coated, each earring weighs around 50&amp;nbsp;g.<br /> <br /> In [[Tamil language|Tamil]], ''Paambadam'' means &quot;hood of the snake&quot; (''paambin padam''). The weight of the ornament gradually enlarges the ear lobe, which must first be pierced with a special knife. Women would often wear one or more such earrings of similar size, stretching the earlobe considerably. The semi-abstract design incorporates animal imagery, with the snake’s head clearly represented.<br /> <br /> With modernization and changing fashion trends, the use of Paambadam has largely declined, and it is now rarely worn.<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> *[[Fashion in India]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * http://www.asianart.com/articles/ganguly/index.html<br /> <br /> [[Category:Jewellery of India]]<br /> [[Category:Tamil culture]]<br /> [[Category:Culture of Kerala]]</div>

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