{"title":"Anklets","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe payal has been part of Indian dress for as long as the dress itself. These are strung in natural stone and sold in pairs: amethyst, black obsidian, lapis lazuli, garnet, tiger eye, pyrite and mixed stone. Wear them the way your grandmother did, one on each foot.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"royal-pyrite-payal","title":"Royal Pyrite Anklet (Pack of 2)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eWhat this is\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA pyrite anklet is a payal made with natural pyrite instead of plain silver beads, worn as a pair, one on each ankle. Pyrite has a hard metallic face that catches light low down the way a payal is meant to, and the chain is adjustable with a secure clasp so it sits where you want it rather than sliding about. It is made for daily wear: at home, at work, under a saree or with jeans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003ePyrite and the payal\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe payal is one of the oldest things an Indian woman wears, tied to Lakshmi and to the sound a household recognises before it sees anyone. Pyrite is the dhan stone, the one that belongs to the earning and keeping side of prosperity rather than to luck. Putting the two together is the whole idea here: the ornament of the home and the stone of wealth on the same ankle. It is the piece in the Dhan Yog line that is meant to be worn rather than displayed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhere it comes from\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003ePyrite is mined as sharp cubic crystals and has to be cut and tumbled before it will sit smooth against skin. Ours is shaped, drilled and polished until the metallic lustre is even, then strung on an adjustable chain and finished with a clasp. The stones are checked by an independent gemmological lab, and the report reaches you behind a QR code in your packaging.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vedic Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48762630406359,"sku":null,"price":789.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0790\/3884\/1047\/files\/pm-royal-pyrite-anklet-01-hero_97e38fdb-ca9d-46e7-abaf-132b126d89cd.jpg?v=1792902369"},{"product_id":"natural-amethyst-anklet","title":"Natural Amethyst Anklet (Pack of 2)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eWhat this is\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn amethyst anklet is a payal made with natural amethyst, the purple variety of quartz, worn as a pair, one on each ankle. The purple sits low and shows well against skin, and the chain is adjustable with a secure clasp so the fit does not shift while you walk. Amethyst keeps its colour through ordinary indoor wear, though long direct sunlight lightens it slowly, which is why it works on a piece meant to be worn all day and kept out of the sun when it is off.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003ePurple and Shani\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003ePurple and deep blue belong to Shani in our tradition. Shani is the graha of discipline and of the long haul, the one who rewards steady work rather than speed, and the stones in his family are worn by people doing something that will take years rather than weeks. The payal itself is the oldest ornament an Indian woman wears, the one tied to Lakshmi and to the sound a household knows. Saturday is Shani's day and the day to begin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhere it comes from\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmethyst grows as crystals in geodes and the colour is strongest near the tip, so rough has to be sorted carefully to get beads of one tone. Each is cut, drilled, tumbled and polished, then strung on an adjustable chain and finished with a clasp. The stones are checked by an independent gemmological lab, with the report behind a QR code in your packaging.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vedic Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49496580423895,"sku":null,"price":699.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0790\/3884\/1047\/files\/pm-amethyst-anklet-01-hero_bf218c93-e7da-4fcb-bdb2-c87402c4e108.jpg?v=1792902284"},{"product_id":"natural-black-obsidian-anklet","title":"Natural Black Obsidian Anklet (Pack of 2)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eWhat this is\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA black obsidian anklet is a payal made with natural obsidian, worn as a pair, one on each ankle. Obsidian is volcanic glass: lava that cooled too fast to form crystals, which is why it takes a deep black polish that no other common stone matches. The chain is adjustable and closes with a secure clasp. Black sits well under every colour of clothing, so this is the anklet people wear when they want a payal that goes with everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eBlack and the boundary\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlack is the colour of protection throughout our tradition. A black thread on a wrist, a dot of kajal on a child, a black thread around a new vehicle: the habit is everywhere and it is older than any of us. Obsidian belongs to that side of the stone tradition, the edge that marks where you end and the rest of the day begins. Worn at the ankle it stays with you through everything you walk into, which is the reason people choose a payal over a bracelet for this stone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhere it comes from\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eObsidian is worked more like glass than like rock. It breaks with a curved, shell shaped fracture and chips if it is rushed, so beads are cut slowly and polished in stages to get an even black without pits. They are then strung on an adjustable chain. The stones are checked by an independent gemmological lab and the report ships behind a QR code in the packaging.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vedic Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49496583274711,"sku":null,"price":699.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0790\/3884\/1047\/files\/pm-black-obsidian-anklet-01-hero_ce975ba7-4d2e-44de-bbb9-690b92acd3c8.jpg?v=1792902367"},{"product_id":"lapis-lazuli-anklet","title":"Lapis Lazuli Anklet (Pack of 2)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eWhat this is\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA lapis lazuli anklet is a payal made with natural lapis, worn as a pair, one on each ankle. Lapis is the deep blue rock flecked with gold coloured pyrite and streaked with white calcite, and no two beads are identical because the rock itself is a mixture. The chain is adjustable with a secure clasp. The blue is strong enough to hold its own against any colour of clothing, which is why it is one of the most asked for stones in the anklet range.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eBlue and Guru\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eLapis sits with Guru, Brihaspati, the graha of wisdom, teaching and honest speech. Guru is the planet of the counsellor and the one whose word carries, which is why lapis has been tied to truth and to clear speaking for as long as it has been traded. It was ground into ultramarine for temple and manuscript work long before it was worn as jewellery. Thursday is Guru's day and the traditional day to begin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhere it comes from\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eLapis is a rock rather than a single mineral, so grading is about the ratio: deep blue lazurite with a scatter of golden pyrite is prized, heavy white calcite streaking is not. Rough is sorted on that basis before cutting, then each bead is drilled, tumbled and polished and strung on an adjustable chain. The stones are checked by an independent gemmological lab, with the report behind a QR code in your packaging.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vedic Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49521048518871,"sku":null,"price":699.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0790\/3884\/1047\/files\/pm-lapis-lazuli-anklet-01-hero_c62daba6-5d74-49c8-8d55-cc2836a44678.jpg?v=1792902191"},{"product_id":"natural-garnet-anklet","title":"Natural Garnet Anklet (Pack of 2)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eWhat this is\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA garnet anklet is a payal made with natural garnet, worn as a pair, one on each ankle. Garnet is the deep wine red stone, darker and heavier in colour than ruby, and it holds that red under every kind of light rather than going brown in the evening. The chain is adjustable with a secure clasp. It is the red stone anklet in the range and the one people pick for a wedding season or a festival month.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eGarnet and Makar Rashi\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eGarnet is the stone tied to Makar Rashi, Capricorn, born between 22 December and 19 January. Makar is ruled by Shani and its devta is Shani Dev, the graha of patience, structure and the work that pays off years later. Garnet suits that reading: it is a stone of endurance rather than of flash, worn by people who are building something slowly. Saturday is Shani's day and the traditional day to begin wearing anything made for Makar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhere it comes from\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eGarnet is a family of minerals rather than one stone, and the wine red variety is the one used here. Rough is sorted for depth and evenness of colour before cutting, since a pale garnet looks washed out beside a deep one. Each bead is shaped, drilled, tumbled and polished, then strung on an adjustable chain. The stones are checked by an independent gemmological lab, with the report behind a QR code in the packaging.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vedic Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49521054843095,"sku":null,"price":699.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0790\/3884\/1047\/files\/pm-garnet-anklet-01-hero_ed3367bb-dfb9-45b3-91e9-721afaa765bd.jpg?v=1792902367"},{"product_id":"tiger-eye-anklet","title":"Tiger Eye Anklet (Pack of 2)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eWhat this is\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA tiger eye anklet is a payal made with natural tiger eye, worn as a pair, one on each ankle. Each stone carries the moving band of light the material is known for, so the anklet catches attention as you walk rather than only when you are standing still. The chain is adjustable and closes with a secure clasp. The golden brown reads warm against skin and works with both Indian and western clothing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eGold, brown and Surya\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eTiger eye belongs with Surya. Golden brown is a Sun colour in our tradition, and the stone carries the Surya qualities of presence and of holding your position. The payal is the oldest ornament an Indian woman wears, tied to Lakshmi and to the sound a household recognises before it sees anyone. Putting a Surya stone on the ankle is a deliberate choice: it keeps the stone with you through the whole of an ordinary day. Sunday is Surya's day and the day to begin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhere it comes from\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eTiger eye is fibrous, and the cutter has to read the direction of the fibres before shaping a bead, because a bead cut across the grain shows no moving light at all. Ours are cut with the chatoyancy running true, then drilled, tumbled and polished and strung on an adjustable chain. The stones are checked by an independent gemmological lab, with the report behind a QR code in your packaging.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vedic Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49521069359319,"sku":null,"price":699.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0790\/3884\/1047\/files\/pm-tiger-eye-anklet-01-hero_1e8b0b73-d467-4cf8-98b6-bc5fcb05135a.jpg?v=1792902457"},{"product_id":"natural-multi-crystal-anklet","title":"Natural Multi Crystal Anklet (Pack of 2)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eWhat this is\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA multi crystal anklet is a payal that carries more than one natural stone on the same chain: tiger eye, black onyx and pyrite, running golden brown to black to metallic. It is worn as a pair, one on each ankle, on an adjustable chain with a secure clasp. Three tones on one piece means it sits well with almost anything, which is why this is the anklet people buy when they want only one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThree stones, three jobs\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe set is built so the stones do not repeat each other. Tiger eye brings the Surya quality of presence and of holding your ground. Black onyx belongs to the protective side of the tradition, the same family as the black thread tied on a wrist or a new vehicle. Pyrite is the stone of wealth, tied to earning rather than to luck. Worn at the ankle they stay with you through the ordinary business of a day, which is what a payal has always been for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhere it comes from\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree different rough types are cut, drilled, tumbled and polished on their own lines, then matched for size so the chain hangs evenly and no stone sits proud of the rest. Onyx takes the deepest polish and is finished last. The stones are checked by an independent gemmological lab, and the report reaches you behind a QR code printed in your packaging.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vedic Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49521078010071,"sku":null,"price":699.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0790\/3884\/1047\/files\/pm-multi-crystal-anklet-01-hero_ae98f249-2bd8-4e99-a448-9f6d96144aac.jpg?v=1792902367"},{"product_id":"dhan-yog-anklet","title":"Dhan Yog Anklet","description":"\u003ch2\u003eWhat this is\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Dhan Yog anklet puts the prosperity set on the ankle instead of the wrist: tiger eye, green aventurine in a dark and a light shade, citrine, clear quartz and hematite on one adjustable chain, worn as a pair. The colours run gold through green to clear and grey, and the chain closes with a secure clasp. It is the version of the line for women who would rather wear a payal every day than add another bracelet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhat Dhan Yog means\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eDhan Yog is a Jyotish term for the combinations in a birth chart that build and keep wealth. The stones here are chosen so each one covers a different part of that. Citrine is the merchant's stone and belongs to Guru, the graha of expansion. Tiger eye carries the Surya nerve to act. Green aventurine is the opening of opportunity. Hematite is iron, the weight that keeps you in your own feet, and clear quartz holds the set together. The payal, tied to Lakshmi and to the sound of a household, is the right place for all of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhere it comes from\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eFive rough types are sorted, cut, drilled, tumbled and polished separately, then matched bead by bead so the chain sits even. 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