Buy Sterling Silver Rings, Finger Jewelry. There are hardly any people in the world who do not wear finger rings. In India, besides finger rings, there has been custom of wearing thumb rings too. Mudra and angushthi, the two Sanskrit words for ring stand for seal and thumb ring respectively. Today, the Hindi word anguthi is commonly used for finger ring but originally it stood for thumb ring. Mudra or mudrika is a type of ring to which is attached a flat piece of stone or metal serving as shank, having an inscription, sign or insignia engraved in reverse to serve as seal. A ruler, a minister or any person having an authority to put a seal on a document kept such a ring on his thumb or finger all the time so that it could not be misused. Related to this class of rings is the type where a religious dictum, a prayer, a magical chant or a diagram was similarly engraved with a view to protect the wearer from the evil eye or other such dangers.

According to Indian astrology, the course of good or bad events in a person's life is governed by the effect that certain planets have on a certain individual, depending upon the planetary position that existed at the time of his or her birth. To prevent the malevolent a certain individual, depending upon the planetary position that existed at the time of his or her birth.
 

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To prevent the malevolent influence of a particular planet, a ring having a specific stone, related to that planet, inlaid in its shank is recommended for wearing by the affected person. For example to avoid the malevolent effect of Saturn, blue sapphire is recommended whereas red coral, emeraid and yellow sapphire are considered beneficial against the harmful effects of Mars, Mercury and Jupiter respectively. Aarsi, literally meaning mirror, is a thumb ring with a large circular shank containing a mirror. This ring is primarily used by women as a handy mirror. Besides these specific magical or astrological functions, finger rings are primarily used as marks of beauty and vehicles for display of wealth and status. As in the case with ornaments in general, the tribal and the village communities use silver rings with semi-precious stones while their rich urban counterpart those of gold with precious stones. Besides isolated rings worn on a couple of fingers, there is stones while their rich urban counterpart those of gold with precious stones. Besides isolated rings worn on a couple of fingers, there is a practice of wearing rings on all fingers, interconnected by a chain.
In the Ramayana, when Rama sends Hanuman as his messenger to Sita, kept in captivity by Ravana, he sends his ring with Hanuman so that Sita will recognize him as the genuine messenger of Rama.