Set with gold drop or mango (an auspicious symbol) shaped and floral bezels containing sapphires, emerlads, white tourmaline and rubies, surmounted by clusters of micro pearls. Generally worn by married women as a symbol of their marital status, the nose ornament was also considered an element of beauty in South India and one of the indicators used by future mothers-in-law to choose their daughter-in-law to be.Typically used by Hindi women, however, it could also be worn by Muslim women and children who were given a small nose ring (nathni) in the name of some important saint.