Krishna And Sakhas Pendant, South Indian Temple Jewellery (Multi-Gemstone)

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If you are a Lord Krishna devotee, this is a pendant that you must have. Smithed from sterling silver, this would go well with ethnic casuals such as kurtis and everyday suits. The workmanship is unputdownable. The deity is in the centre of the composition, His iconography replete. His posture is in tribhang, jutting out (bhang) at three (tri) places of His anatomy - the shoulders, the hips, and the ankle. He is playing on the flute, which He holds between His superbly carved fingers. His gorgeously pleated dhoti and angavastram are intact, a gracious crown towers above His head, and His shringar and features are carved on to the silver in unbelievably minute detail.

A series of pristine pearl drops grace the lower edge of the pendant, held in place by turquoise gems and silver loops emerging from miniscule black onyxes. The central figure is on a pedestal of lotus petals and leaves, and flanked by two dhoti-clad sakhas (playmates) with a garnet atop the head of each. This pendant is a fine piece of temple jewellery, a kind of ornamentation that has evolved in South India to adorn icons in the region's magnificent temples.