Significance of Beaded Edges/Borders on South Indian Weapons?

[Mercenary]

Originally Posted by Ibrahiim al Balooshi

... and rather confirms that architecture is not the medium in which this beaded border form is obvious perhaps ...

Absolutely right again.
Architectural forms are closely associated with either Buddhism or official Hinduism (it is clear that the Mughal architecture should be excluded from consideration). Our beads have another origin.