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

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Royalty free

Available size

132,1Mb (3,7Mb) / 26,6in x 19,3in / 7974 x 5789 (300dpi)

Keywords

100 Asia India Indian No People South India Southern India St. T. Nadu Tamil Nadu adorned close up close ups close-up closeup collar decorative deserted detail view embellishment embellishments empty folklore gold holy jewellery jewelry neck necklace necklaces no one nobody old one hundred plain sacred seed seeds simple thick traditional travel photography uninhabited worship worships year years characteristic culture cultures custom decorated decoration decorations decorative item detail details embellished gold-coloured golden ornamented ornate section tradition traditions typical