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| name = Temple Jewellery of Nagercoil<br />
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| description = [[Jewellery]] from [[Nagercoil]] region<br />
| type = Handicraft<br />
| area = [[Nagercoil]], [[Kanniyakumari district]], [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| country = India<br />
| registered = 2007–08<br />
| material = [[Gold]], precious stones<br />
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'''Temple Jewellery of Nagercoil''' is a type of [[gold jewellery]] from the [[Nagercoil]] region in the [[States and union territories of India|Indian state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://search.ipindia.gov.in/GIRPublic/Application/Details/515|title=Application details|publisher=[[Government of India]]|access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref> It was declared as a [[List of geographical indications in India|Geographical indication]] in 2007–08.<ref>{{cite report|url=https://ipindia.gov.in/registered-gls.htm|title=Geographical indications in India|publisher=[[Government of India]]|access-date=1 December 2023|archive-date=3 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203233006/https://ipindia.gov.in/registered-gls.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
[[File:Temple jewellery Bangle.png|thumb|Traditional Kemp stone bangle used in Bharatanatyam dance.]]<br />
The jewellery is made from gold interspersed with precious stones. A special type of red and green colored stone called "Kuchu kal" is used for making the jewellery. The history dates back to the reign of [[Chola dynasty]] in the ninth century CE. The jewellery was initially crafted specifically to decorate the idols of [[Hindu gods]] and goddesses.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/trichy/nagercoil-temple-jewellery-made-with-peculiar-stones-gets-gi-tag-geographical-indications-tag/articleshow/65095824.cms|title=Nagercoil temple jewellery made with peculiar stones gets GI tag|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=31 December 2023|date=23 July 2018}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Kanyakumari district]]</div>LucileBrownbill