Coorg heritage

Coorg — Kodagu, the land of mist-covered hills and coffee plantations — has its own quiet language of jewellery. It's a language that doesn't shout, but says quite a lot if you know how to listen.

Kokkethathi & Pathak

The Kokkethathi is a Kodava bride's signature pendant — a flat, crescent-shaped gold piece, often centred on a Lakshmi motif and framed by smaller pendants that catch the light as she walks. Worn at weddings and important festivals, it's heavy, it's confident, and it's deliberately unsubtle. The Pathak chain on which it sits is just as substantial.

These pieces were never meant to be everyday wear. They came out of the family vault for the occasions that mattered, and went back in for safekeeping until the next one.

Kasu Mala

The Kasu Mala — the "coin necklace" — runs through every South Indian wedding from Mangalore to Madurai, and Coorg is no exception. Each coin in the mala carries the embossed image of Goddess Lakshmi or a temple deity, and the mala itself is traditionally given by parents to their daughter as part of her wedding stridhana — the wealth that travels with her into her new home.

We make Kasu Malas in 22K gold, hand-finished by craftsmen who learned the craft from their fathers. The coins are individually hammered, the chain is hand-linked, and the closure is the same traditional hook that's been used for generations.

Temple Jhumkas & Antique Finishes

Temple jhumkas — bell-shaped earrings inspired by South Indian temple architecture — have a particular weight to them, both literally and culturally. Worn for festivals, classical dance performances, and weddings, they pair best with traditional sarees and the antique matte finish we apply to bring out their depth.

Why the craft matters now

Most of these pieces are not "trendy." They're not meant to be. They're meant to be heirlooms — pieces a daughter inherits and passes on, sometimes adjusted in design but rarely melted down. When mass-market jewellery comes and goes with each season's Bollywood lookbook, the heritage pieces sit in the family vault, quietly becoming more valuable.

We hold to that. Half our work is contemporary — solitaires, mangalsutras, daily-wear bangles. The other half is heritage, made the way it has always been made, because some things should not change.

A piece of jewellery, well-made, outlives the woman who first wears it — and that is the entire point.