are vegetarian but eat egg. Marriages are arranged through negotiation between the families before puberty. After marriage, the wife moves to the husband's house, except for the period of childbirth. Arts The Meghwal women in Rajasthan are renowned for their exuberantly detailed costumes and jewellery. Married women are often spotted wearing gold nose ring, earrings and neckpieces. They were given to the bride as a "bride wealth" dowry by her soon-to-be husband's mother. Nose rings and earrings are often decorated with precious stones of ruby, sapphire and emerald. The Meghwal women's embroidery is avidly sought after. Their work is distinguished by their primary use of red, which comes from a local pigment produced from crushed insects. The Meghwal women artisans of Thar desert in Sindh and Balochistan, and in Gujarat are considered master of the traditional embroidery and Ralli making. Exotic hand-embroidered items form part of dowry of Meghwal woman. Notable people Arjun Ram Meghwal (MP from Bikaner and Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs & Culture ) Govind Ram Meghwal (MLA from Khajuwala, Bikaner) Nihalchand Meghwal (MP from Sri Ganganagar) See also Balai Kolhi References Dalit communities Social groups of Sindh Social groups of India Weaving communities of South Asia Scheduled Castes of Chhattisgarh Scheduled Castes of Jammu and Kashmir Scheduled Castes of Delhi Scheduled Castes of Rajasthan Scheduled Castes of Uttar Pradesh Scheduled Castes of Gujarat Scheduled Castes of Madhya Pradesh Social groups of Rajasthan Embroidery in India