Mangalore

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One of the big draws of Mang alore is gold jewellery. The artisans here have magic in their fingers and create fantasies in mostly ethnic and traditional designs. Coral jewellery is a specialty, just as pearls are claimed by Hyderabad. Jewellery is worn at almost every occasion, marriages, festivals, visits to the temples (see section on temples, Mangalore has more than its fair share of them), visits to the market, all the time ... Most married ladies at the market would have diamond ear-tops with traditionally at least seven diamonds in each. Quite glittery.