Kempu Stone Jewellery - South Indian Special
What is Kemp Stone ?
Kemp is just
another name for Burmese Ruby or Kucha Kal and it denotes the scarlet colour.
Kempu also means read in Telugu and kannada. These unique red and
green colour stones are used in creating dazzling designs of haaram, rakodi,
oddiyanam, necklace and jhumkas.
Temple jewellery or Kemp Jewellery ?
These Kempu
stone studded jewellery were Originally crafted
to adorn the Indian royalty who then donated them to temples, these were later
worn on temple idols and temple dancers.
The reason for them also know as Temple jewellery is that we can see
them in many temples statues and idols being decorated with gold jewellery studded
with Kemp, Diamond and other precious stones.
Dance Jewellery
Temple jewellery
are also now days popularly used in Bharathanatyam and Kuchipudi dancers. Gold plated jewellery and Imitation stone Kemp
jewellery are in vogue due to the wide variety of designs, affordable price and
availability.
Temple jewellery - Vadaamalar Online
The most popular temple jewellery are addikai (choker necklace) , Maalai (necklace), haaram (long necklace), Rakodi (hair brooch ), Jhumki earring, Nethi Chutti (Tikka), Matti (Earring chain)
Kemp stone Maalai (Short Necklace ) designs -
Kempu stone Nethi Chutti (Tikka) -
Kempu stone Haaram -
Kempu Addika / Choker
Kemp Rakodi jewellery
Kemp Kamal Mattal
