Nattukottai chettiars traditional Jewellery called Gowri Sangam
Title

Nattukottai chettiars traditional Jewellery called Gowri Sangam

Caption

Nattukottai chettiars traditional Jewellery called Gowri Sangam, neck portion details, 100 Years Old, Tamil Nadu, India. The Gowrisangam or Kevadu and is exquisitely iconed. In the days when Chettiar merchants went bare body only adorned with the sacred markings of worship, many a prosperous Nagarathar would wear an uthraksam (a sanctified seed from the rudraksha tree) clasped in gold and strung on a thick cord. This simple necklace

Date

Oct 06, 2021

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Muthuraman V

Reference

BRK22C53_357

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No

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Royalty free

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