The Andhra Pradesh Lambadi's world-famous ornamentation in metal has brass anklets among their prime accessory adorning the Lambadi woman. Symbolically rich, these brass anklets; they bear the complement of festivities, a status ornament for social recognition, a tribal identity marker, and a marital status indicator.
Traditionally cast and engraved, these anklets are heavy. Brash anklets are allegorically designed with geometry and nature motifs, symbolizing power, strength, endurance, and prosperity in Lambadi culture. Consequently, people in India pound their symptoms, such as strife or the onslaughts of poverty, without ever giving them up although some might have given up love. Just look at those anklets with which they adorn their feet! An anklet is as beautiful as it is reputedly said to protect and carry spiritual energy, which is why these are adorned on festive occasions, rituals, and the wedding ceremony. Today, jewelry-making still exists, and Lambadi artisans number in the hundreds. They embrace old techniques in doing this craft.