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A decorated truck in India, showing a black jutti and nazar battu motifs.. A Nazar battu (Hindustani: नज़र बट्टू or نظر بٹو) is an icon, charm bracelet, tattoo or other object or pattern used in North India and Pakistan to ward-off the evil eye (or nazar). [1]
A Turkish nazar boncuğu Eye beads or nazars – amulets against the evil eye – for sale in a shop.. An eye bead or naẓar (from Arabic نَظَر , meaning 'sight', 'surveillance', 'attention', and other related concepts) is an eye-shaped amulet believed by many to protect against the evil eye.
This would be black, as it is believed in India that black wards off the evil eye or any evil auras. The umbilical cord of babies is often preserved and cast into a metal pendant, and tied to a black string — babies can wear this as a chain, bracelet or belt—the belief, once more, is that this protects the infant from drishti .
Growing up evil eye charms consisted mainly of blue glass beads sold at the Monastiraki Flea Market in Athens. They did not, pardon the pun, catch my eye. The jeweler Ileana Makri changed that ...
Drishti Bommai refers to a traditional practice in southern India, where a fearsome-looking doll or another object is used as a protective measure against the evil eye. This practice is deeply rooted in local beliefs and superstitions concerning the evil eye, which is thought to bring harm, misfortune, or destruction through a malevolent gaze.
The word witch ball may be a corruption of watch ball because it was used to ward off, guard against, evil spirits. They may be hung in an eastern window, placed on top of a vase or suspended by a cord (as from the mantelpiece or rafters). They may also be placed on sticks in windows or hung in rooms where inhabitants wanted to ward off evil. [2]
Boo to You Ghost Pumpkin. A tall, narrow pumpkin is the proper setting for this friendly ghost. Using the pattern, start with the eyes and mouth, then carve inside the letters B-O-O. Remove the ...
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