Tod's Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan notes that after the siege of Chittaur, the equivalent of 170 lbs. Masculine jewellery was not confined to the articles worn on the body alone. The Rajasthani prince had gold epaults, gem encrusted sword hilts, dagger sheaths, sword scabbards and hookah mouthpieces. The commoner of Rajasthan has traditionally worn jewellery too, though what he wears is made from more modest metals like silver, and gems are substituted by coloured glass. Earrings, armlets and anklets of silver are still commonly seen adorning the rural Rajasthani male.
Males also wear necklaces, earrings and lucky charms which are considered to ward off evil.
Jewellery in India is worn as a complete ensemble, and not an accessory. It is thus quite acceptable to wear more than one necklace around the neck, also in the ears, on the arms and the ankles, rings on the toes and fingers, ornaments on the forehead, in the hair, and so on, any umber to be worn at the same time. The ladies of the royal family of Rajasthan wore at least half a dozen kinds of hair jewellery at one time, each with its own name and specific function. The most common head jewel is the bindi, which has a central pendant hanging from a string of fine pearls and is worn down the parting of the hair with the pedant resting in the middle of the forehead. A variant of this is called the borla in which the central pendant is semi-spherical and set with precious stones and a fringe of fine pearls.