The Bhopalites would now experience the rich culture and tradition of the years’ old heritage embedded in jewelleries. A jewellery exhibition-cum-sale as ‘Temple Collection’ is being put up by a noted jewellery design house Art Karat at Ranjit lake View hotel. The exhibition-cum-sale began here on Thursday and would conclude on July 14.
While talking to mediapersons here on Thursday, publicity officer of Art Karat Vikas Gupta said, “We have displayed the collection which is inspired from the motifs on the sculptures at different temples of the country. Further, some designs are also taken from the old designs, in which the idols were ornamented crafted in Rudrakash or Tulsi.” The jewellery is designed by a noted jewellery designer Asha Kamal Modi, who has designed ornaments for many celebrities as well.
While elaborating about the motive of the exhibition-cum-sale, Vikas further said, “The major aim of highlighting the temple collection here is to make the young generation aware about the old culture of the country.” The designs are being inspired from the temples of Khujuraho, Konark, Tirupati and Tanjour. “From generations to generation Indians have been devoted to holy shrines and other destinations, so our designs are always inspired from old traditions, cultures and in fact some of them belong to mythological series as well,” he added.
While elaborating further about the collection, Vikas said, “Traditionally, the temple jewellery is associated with dancers, that were known as devdasis and they wore it to please the gods. Undoubtedly, every woman wants to look beautiful and wants her looks to be appreciated so keeping this in mind we have introduced the temple collection.” One of the most captivating points of the exhibition is that all the jewelleries are handcrafted by almost 2,000 craftsmen across the nation. These designs can also be customised according to the customers’ wish.
One could find different varieties of jewellery as the spectator walks through the hall. The collection embraces embossed gold jewellery embedded with pearls, kundan, rubies and stones in an impeccable style. More than 500 varieties are available at the exhibition-cum-sale including necklaces, earrings, jhumkas, bracelets, bajuband, hair accessories, and pendants. The range of the jewellery starts from Rs 5,000 that goes upto Rs two lakh.