text: One factor that adds to the price of the bangles is the artifacts or the further work done on the metal. This includes embroidery or small glass pieces or paintings or even small hangings that are attached to the bangles. The rareness of a colour and its uniqueness also increase the value. Bangles made from lac are one of the oldest types and among the brittlest. Lac is a resinous material, secreted by insects, which is collected and moulded in hot kilns to make these bangles. Among the more recent kinds are rubber bangles, worn more like a wristband by youngsters, and plastic ones which add a trendy look.
  Normally, a bangle worn by people around the world is simply an inflexible piece of jewellery worn around the wrist. However, in many cultures, especially those from Indian cultures and the broader Indian subcontinent, bangles have evolved into various types in which different ones are used on different occasions.
  The following are some popular designs of bangles in India:-
  Jadau Bangles (Also known as Kundan);
  Meenakari Bangles;
  Lac or Lakhs Bangles.
  Bangles, in India, are usually used by married women or girls. A chura is a set of Bangles traditionally worn by a bride on her wedding day and for a period after, especially in Punjabi weddings.
  Production
  Hyderabad, India, has a historic world-famous market for bangles named Laad Bazaar.
  Glass bangles are mostly produced in the old Indian city of Firozabad in North India.
  In Pakistan, glass bangles are produced mainly in Hyderabad, Sindh and plastic full arm bangles are produced in Tharparkar, Badin, Umerkot and Sanghar.