The history of jewellery started thousands of years ago. Jewellery has provided interesting insights into how ancient cultures worked.

The first signs of established jewellery making in Ancient Egypt was around 3,000-5,000 years ago.

The Indian subcontinent has a long jewellery history, since it existed for more than 5,000-8,000 years.

Take a look at some interesting images of jewellery...

A tribal dancer from Orissa in New Delhi. 

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A vendor tries new bangles on the wrist of a Kashmiri Muslim girl ahead of Eid-al-Fitr festival in Srinagar. 

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A blind girl at the Asian Aid School for the Blind on the outskirts of Bobbili, in Andhra Pradesh. 

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A goldsmith checks a gold necklace at a workshop in Kolkata. 

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An ethnic Lambada (tribal) woman attends a presidential campaign in Hyderabad.

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Women select jewellery before buying it from a vendor ahead of the Eid-al-Fitr festival in Srinagar.

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A tribal woman in Shimla.

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A tribal woman walks in the local market in the town of Jeypore in Orissa.

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A woman of the Dongria Kondh tribe attends a gathering on top of the Niyamgiri mountain, which they worship as their living god in Orissa. 

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Brides wait after their make-up are done during a mass marriage ceremony at Bahirkhand village, about 60 km (37 miles) north from Kolkata. 

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A salesgirl shows a gold necklace to customers at a jewellery showroom in Chandigarh.

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A model displays jewellery at a fashion show in Kolkata.

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A performer looks on as he takes part in the annual Hindu religious festival of Bonalu in Hyderabad. 

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A goldsmith works on a gold bangles at a workshop in Kolkata. 

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A silver trader displays silver ornaments inside his shop in Ahmedabad. 

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A Muslim bejeweled bride makes an entry on a paper during a mass marriage ceremony in Ahmedabad.

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A woman tries on a gold bracelet at a jewellery showroom in Siliguri. 

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A model presents a creation in New Delhi. 

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A slum dweller attends a protest in New Delhi. 

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A traditionally dressed Indian folk dancer waits to perform on the second day of a crafts fair in Chandigarh.

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Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai smiles during a promotional event for a watch company in New Delhi. 

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A boy carries necklaces of artificial beads on the roadside in Chandigarh.