Palakka
A Kerala necklace of leaf-shaped green stone pendants set in gold. Palakka means small leaf.
Each pendant is a flat green stone, traditionally glass or emerald-toned, cut as a leaf and framed in gold.
The green against yellow gold is the signature Kerala combination, and the same motif appears in matching earrings.
It is worn for temple visits and weddings, frequently with a nagapadam or a kasu malai.
Temple and stone-set pieces
A few from the collection, from ₹2,800.
Elegant Semi-Round White Pearls Necklace With Lakshmi Kaasu & SP Emerald Beads
Lovely Semi-Round White Pearls Necklace With Lakshmi Kaasu & SP Ruby Beads
Trendy Pearl Necklace in Pearls and Rose Quartz
Elegant 4.5mm Round White Pearls Necklace With Raam Darbar Kaasu Pendant
Radiant 4mm Round White Pearls Necklace With Lakshmi Kaasu & SP Ruby Beads
Elegant White Pearls Necklace With Timeless AD Pendant
Beautiful White Pearls Necklace With Traditional AD Pendant
Beautiful Traditional Pearl Necklace in Rubies
Nagapadam
A Kerala necklace of serpent-hood pendants, usually set with red stones on a gold ground.
Kasu Malai
A necklace strung with rows of coins, usually stamped with Lakshmi. Kasu means coin in Tamil.
Temple Jewellery
South Indian jewellery in a deity and motif vocabulary, originally made to adorn temple idols and now worn by dancers and brides.
Gemstone
Any mineral or organic material cut for jewellery. Traditionally split into precious (diamond, ruby, sapphire, emerald) and semi-precious.