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Kasula Haram
The Indian sub-continent is often referred to as “Ratna Garbha “ which means “a belly of jewels and gemstones”, and indeed it has been a treasure of rare jewels and precious stones.
India can generally classify jewellery making into two styles: North Indian and traditional South Indian Jewellery.
The South Indian tradition of jewellery includes Mango Mala (in the shape of Mangoes along with precious stones), Nakshi and Temple Jewellery (which includes layered chains of gold balls, coloured beads and Nakshi work), Antique jewellery with ethnic looks, Gutta Pusalu Haram (dense bunches of pearls beautifully clustered along with gold chains studded with Rubies, Emeralds etc.)
Kasula Haram or Kasu Mala means Coin Necklace. Kasu means coin and Mala means Necklace. Gold coins are strung together using a gold cord. The coins are so tightly strung that they overlap each other.
The History of Kasu Mala can trace the History of Kasu Mala traced back to the Vedic Period and the Rig Veda. It was then called ‘Niksha’. The name Kasulaperu is from the Sanskrit word Karsapana, which was an ancient Indian currency and the name for a coin. Coin necklaces were popular among the Ikshvaku kings in Andhra Pradesh. We can see Kasu necklaces in the famous Amaravathi sculptures.
Lakshmi Kasu Mala; the gold coin necklace with Goddess Lakshmi embossed on each coin is very popular among all age groups of women and wearing this is believed to be very promising.
The brides imagined being of Goddess manifestations Mahalakshmi, and it is almost mandatory that they wear Kasu Mala on their wedding day.
There is a designer Kasu Mala, which is a blend of tradition and modernism, and it comes in a stunning modern outlook. It combines the traditional style coins with a pendant, encrusted with precious stones.
The other types available are:
The multi-layered Kasu Mala, the basic Kasu mala with one regular pendant and two pendants on sides, the Kasula Haram with huge coins encrusted with Rubies the Kasu Mala with a black cord. Kasu coins in Silver are also available.
The Kasula Haram is a piece of jewellery that is fashionable in every era. The simplicity in its design, its aesthetic value and the spiritual importance of Mahalakshmi in terms of beauty, abundance, prosperity and good luck makes Kasula Haram an incredibly stunning piece of jewellery for the brides.
