What is Meenakari work on garments and accessories? Where is it from?

Meenakari (also spelled Minakari) is a craft of applying coloured enamel to metal or fabric using fire — creating vibrant, glossy coloured patterns. In the context of garments and textile accessories, it appears in two distinct applications:

Meenakari on metal (jewellery and accessories):

• Traditional Meenakari is an enamel craft applied to gold and silver jewellery — melting glass powder at high temperature onto metal
• Jaipur (Rajasthan) is the primary centre — GI-associated
• Seen on: bangles, pendants, earrings, tikka, kundan jewellery bases

Meenakari on fabric (textile application):

• In textiles, "Meenakari" refers to multi-coloured thread embroidery that creates a brocade-like pattern resembling enamel work in its dense colour blocking
• Seen on silk brocade fabric — particularly Banarasi weaving where silk threads are woven in many colours to create "Meenakari brocade" sarees
• Not actual enamel — the name is used metaphorically for the colourful woven pattern