Jewellers welcome Lord Ram in Ayodhya by creating unique jewellery pieces, artefacts and experiences

From replicas of the Ram Mandir made of diamond, gold, silver and precious gemstones to conducting citywide rallies and exhibitions, jewellers across India gave their best to the occasion  

Ayodhya/ Mumbai: On January 22, 2024, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, countless jewellers across the country paid their respects to Lord Ram’s symbolic home-coming after 500 years by creating remarkable jewellery pieces, artefacts and even experiences.

Sona Chandis from Kanpur organized a rally of 100+ cars traversing through the city of Kanpur. They also created a pure gold miniature of the Ram Mandir. Vasupati Jewellers of Mumbai created a handcrafted necklace with 500 grams of gold to celebrate the completion of Ram Mandir. The temple-style piece took 600 man-hours to create and immortalizes the 14 key events of Ramayana. 

Meanwhile, Kalamandir Jewellers from Surat created a gold-plated replica of the Ram Mandir, along with silver and gold coins of Lord Ram, which are in high demand now. Also doing the rounds is the news of craftsman Kunj Bihari creating a replica of the Ram Mandir using uncut diamonds, gold, silver and meenakari works. Replicas of Lord Ram and the temple have become one of the top items on the buying list of customers in the days following the inauguration.

In Pune, P N Gadgil & Sons (PNG Sons) hosted a lithograph exhibition to commemorate the consecration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. The exhibition, held at the brand’s Kothrud Happy Colony and Satara Road showrooms, featured an impressive array of Ramayana artefacts. These included lithographs, miniatures, manuscripts, postcards and more, sourced from the extensive collection of Ajit Gadgil, the founder of PNG Sons and Zapurza Museum of Art and Culture. The brand’s Aundh showroom is concurrently presenting a diverse painting exhibition inspired by the Ramayana, showcasing works by various artists. The lithographs prominently depict key events from the Ramayana, such as Payasadan, Shri Ram’s birth, the Hanuman-Shri Ram meeting, Bharat, the killing of Tadaka, the Shri Ram-Ravana battle, Ayodhya, and the coronation ceremony. Additionally, the exhibition includes over 250-year-old miniatures depicting Ramayana stories and a set of 50 postcards with illustrations representing the entire epic.

Over the decades, renowned artists such as Raja Ravi Varma, M. V. Dhurandhar, B. P. Banerjee, Vasudev Pandya and others have contributed paintings based on the Ramayana. Many of these artworks have been reproduced as lithographs and are now part of Gadgil’s collection. The exhibition centred around the Ramayana, is open to visitors until January 28. A group of artists also gave a live demo of the Ramayan paintings.

In the South, Navrathan Jewellers of Bangalore created a 22K gold Ram Darbar frame as a tribute to the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. The jeweller promoted it with a full front-page ad in the Sunday Times of India edition.

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