Gold Plated Taaya on Muga beads (mala)

Taayo, one of the oldest and yet very popular ornaments, mostly worn by Newari women, is a hollow pendant shaped in lozenge form in the Newari Dress like Haku Patasi . Taayo is found used as jewelry by Hindu goddesses like Lokeshwori, Yogini, Kumari, etc. Besides, if you have ever heard a popular Newari song rajamati kumati, it has used this word in the song itself.