Temple Jewellery Necklace. Indian Antique Gold Plated Bridal And Festival Necklace With Matching Earring. Royalty-Free Stock Photo

Traditional Indian Handcrafted Antique Gold Plated Bridal and Festival Temple Jewellery Necklace With matching Earring For Women, with green white and pink diamonds.Pendant with peacock, and green red and white diamonds, the matching earrings with ppink colour hanging beads on a white backgroung. The very definition of temple jewellery means that the pieces seek inspiration from deities, temple tops and divine figurines in their most basic form. Goddess Lakshmi and other female deities are the most commonly used motifs by jewellers. Temple jewellery is said to have originated in the 9th century AD, during the reign of the Chola and Pandya dynasties. The pieces were made from gold, precious gems and metals offered to the deities in temples across southern India. Later, temple dancers started recreating and wearing these jewellery on stage. Its motifs are drawn from classical literature, myth and religion, and it adds special glitter to south Indian weddings, Its motifs are drawn from classical literature, myth and religion, and it adds special glitter to south Indian weddings. The peacock has been depicted in art since the ancient times and is seen as a symbol of beauty, rebirth and wealth, as well as of sinful pride. The birds originally came from India over 4,000 years ago where they were symbols of royalty and from the 1800s, they began to populate Western visual and decorative culture. According to Greek mythology, the peacock was a sacred bird to Hera, queen of the gods, wife to Zeus, and the patroness of women, marriage, and childbirth.