Tamil Nadu – Jewels of India

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The Artisans and Ancient Jewels

Sujatha and Samyuktha

Forehead ornament. Nethi chutti. Riksmuseum.

Jewels and a Woman's Health

1635 Map of India

Caste in Jewellery Making

Pampadam earrings

Growing your Ears to Dangle a Snake

Banjarmasin Diamond. 36 carats.

Closed Setting Diamonds: Only in India

Antique Ruby Rakkodi (head ornament placed in the center of the back of the head. Just above the braid). Private collection.

From Burma to Tamilnadu: The Tale of a Ruby

Parts of a kalathiru necklace

Parts of an Intricate Wedding Necklace

Parts of a Kalathiru necklace

The Chettinad Wedding Necklace

The Tamil bride. Nithya Krishnan on her wedding day.

The Tamil Bride

A man outside his home in a Chettinad village.

Jewels and their Link to Tamil Literature

Kanadukathan Chettinad Palace Entrance

The Richest Region of Tamilnadu?

Kempu addigai with matching earrings and bracelet

The Wondrous Kempu Jewellery

Finger Ring (neli). Tamil Nadu, early 19th century. Gold with pendant pearl. LACMA

What is the Tamil Aesthetic?

Jewellery in Astrology

Women in the author's family.

Welcome to our Tamilnadu Edition

Urmila and her daughter, Samyukta

Urmila Sathyanarayanan

Ahalya wearing an oddiyanam (waistbelt) and matching chain.

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Motifs

The Artisans and Ancient Jewels

Jewels and a Woman’s Health

Growing your Ears to Dangle a Snake

Parts of an Intricate Wedding Necklace

What is the Tamil Aesthetic?

Making

From Burma to Tamilnadu: The Tale of a Ruby

Closed Setting Diamonds: Only in India

The Chettinad Wedding Necklace

The Wondrous Kempu Jewellery

Meaning

Caste in Jewellery Making

The Tamil Bride

Jewels and their Link to Tamil Literature

The Richest Region of Tamilnadu?

Jewellery in Astrology

Mine

Sujatha Suresh

Urmila Sathyanarayanan

Ahalya S.

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