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Bharathanatyam dancer with antique temple jewellery. Tamil people have historically been connoisseurs of fine golden jewellery, which has a history predating the Sangam period in the Indian subcontinent. Ancient Tamil literature lists out the different types of jewellery worn by women historically from head to toe. Apart from gold, jewellery ...
Temple Jewellery of Nagercoil is a type of gold jewellery from the Nagercoil region in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. [1] It was declared as a Geographical indication in 2007–08. [2] The jewellery is made from gold interspersed with precious stones. A special type of red and green colored stone called "Kuchu kal" is used for making the ...
Jewellery preferred by women were exquisite in the style or design. One of the most jewellery called Rakhdi (head ornament), Machi-suliya (ears) and Tevata, Pattia, and the aad (all is necklace). Rakhdi, nath and chuda show the married woman's status. The footwear is the same for men and women and named Juti made of leather.
Punch-marked coins of 5th century BCE found at Karur, on the bank of river Amaravathi, is located at 78 km from Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu [11] Ancient Pottery dating back to the 4th century BCE have been discovered off shore by marine archaeologists east of Poompuhar, also known as Kaveripattinam is a town in the Nagapattinam district of ...
Tamil Nadu is also home to the Tamil film industry nicknamed as Kollywood and is one of the largest industries of film production in India. [ 189 ] [ 190 ] The term Kollywood is a blend of Kodambakkam and Hollywood . [ 191 ]
In Tamil Nadu, it is known as 'Araijan Kodi' and 'Aranjana Charadu' in Kerala , It is made of gold, silver, or thick thread in red or black and wears it under clothes and usually keeps it on all the time, even when nude. Aranjanam can also fasten the cloth on the waist, similar to women using it to secure the folds of a sari.
An archaeologist works on the recently discovered remains of a victim in the archaeological site of the ancient city of Pompeii, which was destroyed in AD 79 by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, in ...
Category: Jewellery of India. 6 languages. ... Jewellery of Tamil Nadu; Tarakasi; V. Vaddanam This page was last edited on 21 August 2019, at 06:01 ...