Houston & Sugar Land, TX

Indian Bridal Jewelry for Houston Brides

Asian Indians are now the largest Asian group in the Houston region, with more than 150,000 residents. If you are planning a wedding in Houston, Sugar Land or anywhere in Fort Bend, we can ship your bridal jewelry to your door.

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The Mahatma Gandhi District

In January 2010 Houston became the first US city to name a major commercial area after Mahatma Gandhi. The district sits around Hillcroft Avenue and Harwin Drive in southwest Houston. Its roots go back to the 1980s. Jay Stores moved to Hillcroft in 1983 and Raja Sweets opened in 1985. Over time it became a center for saris and gold jewelry. If you are close by, go and try on bangles. Knowing your size makes ordering online much easier.

Gurdwaras and mandirs

Houston's Sikh history goes back to 1971, when about a dozen families first met in an apartment. Their gurdwara on Prairie Drive opened in 1973, and a state historical marker calls it the first in Texas. Sugar Land and southwest Houston families founded the Gurdwara Sahib of South West Houston in 2006. The Sikh National Center sits on the Sam Houston Tollway, near a stretch named for Deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal, the first deputy in Texas allowed to wear a turban and beard in uniform. For Hindu families, the Sri Meenakshi Temple in Pearland hosts weddings on its 35 acre grounds, and the BAPS mandir in Stafford was the first traditional stone and marble mandir built in the US.

Dressing for Houston heat

Houston summers are long, hot and humid. For an outdoor mehndi or sangeet, lighter pieces are far kinder to wear. Gota and floral sets, one pair of statement earrings and a lighter maang tikka all help. Save the heavier set for the wedding itself, which is usually indoors. Fort Bend weddings often run across Sugar Land, Stafford and Pearland, so pack each event's pieces separately.

Gurdwaras

Sikh Center of the Gulf Coast Area (Prairie Drive)
Sikh National Center (Sam Houston Tollway)
Gurdwara Sahib of South West Houston

Mandirs

Sri Meenakshi Temple (Pearland)
BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir (Stafford)

South Asian shopping

Mahatma Gandhi District, Hillcroft Avenue and Harwin Drive

Sources

Asian Indians are the largest Asian ethnic group in the Houston region, with more than 150,000 residents, according to a 2026 Rice University Kinder Institute study. source
Fort Bend County was 22.2% Asian in the 2020 census, after its Asian population grew 83.7% in ten years. source
On January 16, 2010, Houston became the first US city to name a major commercial area after Mahatma Gandhi, in the Hillcroft and Harwin area. source
The Mahatma Gandhi District became a center for saris and gold jewelry. Jay Stores moved to Hillcroft in 1983 and Raja Sweets opened in 1985. source
A Texas historical marker names the Sikh Center of the Gulf Coast Area on Prairie Drive the first gurdwara in Texas. About a dozen families first met in 1971, and the gurdwara opened in 1973. source
Residents of Sugar Land and southwest Houston founded Gurdwara Sahib of South West Houston on April 23, 2006. source
Deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal joined the Harris County Sheriff's Office in 2009 and was the first in Texas allowed to wear a turban and beard in uniform. source
The Sikh National Center is on the Sam Houston Tollway, near a stretch of the tollway named for Deputy Dhaliwal. source
Sri Meenakshi Temple in Pearland began on a two acre plot in 1977 and became a 35 acre complex by 1982. Weddings are among the events held there. source
BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Stafford, opened in 2004, was the first traditional stone and marble Hindu mandir built in the US. source