Temple Jewelry Making
Temple
jewelry has been a part of south Indian tradition for centuries now. Ancient
Tamil literature and its historical writings list many types of jewelry worn by
idols, gods and goddesses. The art of jewelry making is known to have
originated somewhere in the reign of Chola dynasty in the 9th
century, and it was a celebrated form of art all the way through Pandya Dynasty and the Krishnadevaraya
rule from the 9th century till the 16th century.
This traditional jewelry or temple jewelry is made by using silver or gold as a
base engraved and crafted to intricate designs with some precious stones
embedded on them. The embedded stones may be dark green or dark reddish maroon
in color.
Temple jewellery, an essential part of the
adornment of the Tamil bride, is also an integral part of the aharya or
costume of a Bharatanatyam or Kuchipudi dancer. Bharatanatyam is one of the
classical dances in India which has its origin from religious rituals. Bharatanatyam is one of the oldest and most
popular forms of classical in South India. Temple jewelry is important in the
form of accessories to the costumes used in Bharatnatyam and Kuchipudi.
The bharatnatyam dance jewelry sets are made with dark green & dark maroon
–red, quality called kempu stones, also known as temple jewelry. The
traditional temple kempu jewelry are the designs worn by Maharanis or Devadasis
in the ancient times. Now days they have become fashionable to be worn for
wedding, occasions and Indian dance forms like Bharatanatyam , and Kuchupudi.
The stones are un-cut polished stones in red & green. Besides being a part
of dance costumes and bridal adornment, the deities and idols are also heavily
decorated with jewelry.
The temple jewelry is made precisely by hands of
traditionally trained artisans. Vadaserry, a tiny village on the outskirts of
Nagarcoil is famous of the crafting of traditional temple jewelry. About 60
jewelry making units are working with each of them having about 350 artisans,
trained in a traditional way.
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The main steps involved in the making of the
temple jewelry are:
·
A die of the required shape is made.
It contains the engraving and minor detailing work that needs to be in the
jewelry. These shapes and details may resemble the figures of deities, parrot,
serpent, lotus, motifs, faces of gods and goddesses or any other of the sacred
symbols.
·
A gold foil is mechanically worked on
the die to give it the shape of the die, working takes place in cold
conditions, and no excessive heating of the gold is required. Moreover a sheet
of gold is used with relevant thickness.
·
After it has been shaped, the jewelry
piece is embedded and embossed with the precious stones ‘kuchu kal’, the
precious red or green stones.
·
Final step is giving it a nice
surface finish, polishing and an antique finish.
There is a piece of jewelry all the way down from head to
toe. Gold is auspicious and considered to be a symbol of health and prosperity.
Jewelry pieces are made for forehead, nose, neck, abdomen (belly), upper arm,
fore arm, wrist, finger of hands and feet, for ankles, waist, earlobes, etc,
covering almost every part visible. Moreover different combinations of jewelry
pieces can wear on different occasions, for instance ornaments used by a
bharatnatyam dancer are as follows:
1. Long Necklace
2. Short Necklace
3. Hip Chain (Waist Belt)
4. Head Set (with the sun and moon)
5. Earring set
6. Hair to Earring Chain
7. Hair Clip
8. Nose Studs
9. Bangles
As the time has passed by the affordability and accessibility
of temple jewelry has changed, the design of jewelry itself has evolved and
modified. These days, silver metal is
used as the base for the piece and is later plated with gold. The recreation of
the antique gold jewelry has made it affordable for anyone who wants to feel
like a part of traditions and cultures. The artisans of Vadaserry also export
these pieces of ancient Indian heritage to America, Canada,
London, Singapore and Malaysia. The crafting of the temple jewelry is more than
just a way for employment and professionalism but also a way for the
preservation of the art form for the next generations.
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