Title

Nattukottai chettiars traditional Jewellery called Gowri Sangam

Caption

Nattukottai chettiars traditional Jewellery called Gowri Sangam, 100 Years Old, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia. 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, Asia

Date

Sep 28, 2021

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Muthuraman V

Reference

BRK22C87_357

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Royalty free

Available size

155,1Mb (3,7Mb) / 21,8in x 27,6in / 6540 x 8290 (300dpi)

Keywords

100 Asia India Indian No People South India Southern India St. T. Nadu Tamil Nadu adoration adorned collar decorative deserted embellishment embellishments empty folklore gold holy jewellery jewelry necklace necklaces no one nobody old one hundred plain religion religions revere sacred seed seeds simple thick traditional travel photography uninhabited veneration whorship worship worshiping, worshipping worships year years characteristic culture cultures custom decorated decoration decorations decorative item embellished gold-coloured golden ornamented ornate tradition traditions typical