South Indian jewellery is often associated with temple jewellery and is also, inspired by leaves & animals. Try pairing Mirraw's trending South Indian jewelry with sarees, lehengas and kurtas to enhance your traditional looks effortlessly.
South Indian jewellery is basically fine gold jewellery which has a history back from Sangam Period of the Indian subcontinent. It was first used for the deities of South India to decorate them with ornaments but then this trend started all over India. South Indian jewellery is worn from head to toe of fine gold jewellery, nowadays silver, brass and copper are trendy to wear.
Vadiyanam or popularly known as vaddanam is the South Indian name for kamarbandh which is the integral part of South Indian brides. Vadiyanam is the tradition chain which is tied around the waist of the bride. Vadiyanam, nowadays are available with studded gemstones like ruby, emeralds etc available in various designs.
Polki Jewellery:
It is made of whole precious stones that are uncut diamonds. Thus, polki sparkles more brilliant and is increasingly costly.
Kundan Jewellery:
It is made of glass stones. South Indian Kundan includes the combination of South Indian temple jewellery with the glass stones of Kundan work.
South Indian jewellery includes the use of fine gold with intricate work of temple jewellery including the deities and their embellishments on the jewellery. The main difference is the show of deities and natural elements.