Temple Jewellery

India is a land of diverse cultures and traditions; at the core of our identity is a special adoration for ornaments. Indians love gold and silver jewellery, and countless artisans from time immemorial have expressed this love through their timeless pieces of art in gold. India has an astonishing wealth of temple jewellery, these ornaments are known for their classic patterns and intricate designs. Temple jewellery encompasses intricate motifs and exquisite craftsmanship by genuine artisans, and these ornaments radiate pure royalty.

The uniqueness of temple jewellery comes from the fact that they include intricate carvings of Gods and Goddesses on necklaces, bangles and even waist belts. Traditional temple jewellery designs were made with the finest gold, embedded with precious stones such as rubies, emeralds and other semi-precious gemstones.

Another thing that makes temple jewellery exclusive is the fact that these designs were mostly handmade by extremely skilled craftsmen, whose ancestors were jewellery makers for the Royals. The expert artisans gave the yellow color of gold a lovely matte finish.

Temple jewellery designs are some of India's oldest designs and are essentially the most popular form of traditional jewellery when it comes to gold.

The Chola dynasty witnessed some of the most beautiful ornaments made in temple designs, preferably suited for the elite royals of that time. Although royals adopted temple jewellery later, these jewellery designs were initially made specifically to adorn the Gods and Goddesses in temples, which led to the origin of the name Temple Jewellery.

Necklaces with heavily handcrafted pendants and strings of thickly rounded beads in pure gold are a universally loved temple design. Beautiful thick gold chokers, huge hand-carved necklaces in coin designs, gemstone embedded ‘kadas’ or bangles etc. all are extremely popular. Indian women adore their temple jewellery and can be seen flaunting these precious remnants of the past with their traditional attires to portray a classy appeal.