Paambadam - Revision history

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	[[File:Pambadam.jpg\|right\|thumb\|225px\|an age old lady with paambadam]]		[[File:Pambadam.jpg\|right\|thumb\|225px\|an age old lady with paambadam]]
	'''Paambadam''' is an earring worn by elderly women in South Indian ~~States such as~~ [[Tamil Nadu]] & [[Kerala]].		'''Paambadam''' or '''Thandatti''' is a traditional earring worn by elderly women in the South Indian states of [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[Kerala]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>

	~~Designed~~ in the shape of a [[cobra\|snake]] hood~~, with~~ two balls, two knobs, a square piece, and a tongue ~~pieced~~ together~~, the~~ gold-coated ~~earrings weigh about~~ 50 g ~~each~~.		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 g.

	~~Paambadam in~~ [[Tamil language\|Tamil]] means ~~the~~ hood of the snake(paambin padam).		In [[Tamil language\|Tamil]], ''Paambadam'' means "hood of the snake" (''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.

	~~The sheer weight of a paambadam enlarges the ear lobe, which has to be pierced with a special knife for gradual expression.~~		With modernization and changing fashion trends, the use of Paambadam has largely declined, and it is now rarely worn.

	~~Paambadam would be worn with one or two others of similar size~~ and ~~weight~~, ~~pulling down and stretching~~ the ~~earlobe considerably. The remarkable semi-abstract design actually incorporates animal forms, showing the head~~ of ~~a snake.~~

	~~Currently~~, ~~due to more modernisation, such earrings are not~~ worn.

	==See also==		==See also==

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	Currently, due to more modernisation, such earrings are not worn.		Currently, due to more modernisation, such earrings are not worn.

			==See also==
			*[[Fashion in India]]

	==References==		==References==
	http://www.asianart.com/articles/ganguly/index.html		{{Reflist}}

			==External links==
			* http://www.asianart.com/articles/ganguly/index.html

	[[Category:Jewellery of India]]		[[Category:Jewellery of India]]
	[[Category:Tamil culture]]		[[Category:Tamil culture]]
	[[Category:Culture of Kerala]]		[[Category:Culture of Kerala]]

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{{Orphan|date=March 2011}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2019}}
[[File:Pambadam.jpg|right|thumb|225px|an age old lady with paambadam]]
'''Paambadam''' is an earring worn by elderly women in South Indian States such as [[Tamil Nadu]] & [[Kerala]].

Designed in the shape of a [[cobra|snake]] hood, with two balls, two knobs, a square piece, and a tongue pieced together, the gold-coated earrings weigh about 50 g each.

Paambadam in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] means the hood of the snake(paambin padam).

The sheer weight of a paambadam enlarges the ear lobe, which has to be pierced with a special knife for gradual expression.

Paambadam would be worn with one or two others of similar size and weight, pulling down and stretching the earlobe considerably. The remarkable semi-abstract design actually incorporates animal forms, showing the head of a snake.

Currently, due to more modernisation, such earrings are not worn.

==References==
http://www.asianart.com/articles/ganguly/index.html

[[Category:Jewellery of India]]
[[Category:Tamil culture]]
[[Category:Culture of Kerala]]