Why Is Jaipur Called The “City Of Gems”?
Pink City Jaipur, the capital of the Indian state of Rajasthan, is famously known as the “City of Gems”. Jaipur is indeed the city of gems if we take a tour of the history of the great tradition of the ethnicity of this region that covers all the regions of Rajasthan. In both of their traditions wearing gemstone jewelry was an integral part of everyday life. Jewelry made of precious gemstones was the symbol of royalty. Women in both Hindu and Muslim communities wore jewelry as a symbol of marriage and inherited jewelry as a share of ancestral property.