Payal

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?Payal Punjab • India
Coordinates: (find coordinates)
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
District(s)	Ludhiana
Population	7,267 (2001)

Payal is an Old Town and has municipal council in Ludhiana district in the Indian state of Punjab.

Payal pronounced (pie 'al) is a popular Indian name that means anklets in Hindi. Its an ancient City, Very old temples more then 64, built in time or mugal times, and also find ancient art pictures in temples (Mahadev Mandir, Ganga Sagar, Nainda Devi, Ram Mandir and others), also has Gurudwaras about 6 and few Mosiques. Say it's the Religious and secular Town.

Each year in Payal, Dushera Mela Organised, it has Cemented Ravan from long past. which is very rare.

Payal is also a female jewelery/ accessory worn in Indian Sub continent, on the feet picture of payal is here http://members.sparedollar.com/indiandelight/payal2_leg.jpg

1 Demographics
2 Accessory
3 People
4 References

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[1] Payal had a population of 7267. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Payal has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 68%, and female literacy is 63%. In Payal, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

The name Payal is popular for Indian people. It is popular in India mostly.

[edit] Accessory

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A payal is an Indian accessory, traditionally worn by women, on their feet. It is best described as an anklet. It's intricacies differ from region to region across the country. Originally made of gold or silver, they have changed over time to accommodate the trends and are also found made of threads of different fibers, plastic and leather.

While originally they were made of only pure metals, with intricate designs carved in them, or 'filigri' work, they are also found with semi-precious and precious stones embedded in them. They would also have tiny bells hanging from them, that made a sound as the wearer moved.

Used in different forms of dance, they are similar to 'ghungroos' but quiter, and perhaps more "delicate". They are worn as part of every Indian dress.