Since the temple towns of the South
Gold that remembers
where it came from.
Temple jewellery, kundan and cultured pearls — struck, chased and set by hand in antique gold. Made for the mandapam, the festival lamp, and every ordinary morning in between.
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Puthiya Varavu · New Arrivals
Freshly struck in gold
New
lakshmi temple jumkha
Shop by Heritage
Three forms, one lineage
Each form carries its own ritual — the daily thodu, the bridal maalai, the festival jhumka.
1,100
hours per bridal set
Kaivinai · The Craft
Nine generations,
one workbench.
Our goldsmiths work the way their grandfathers did — a lac block, a bone burnisher, and a lamp for light. Every Lakshmi is repoussé by hand, every pearl knotted on silk, every stone closed in a kundan setting that takes a full day to seat.
- Hand-repoussé temple motifs — no casting, no shortcuts
- Uncut kundan set in 24k gold foil
- Cultured pearls hand-knotted on silk thread
- Hallmarked gold, lifetime re-polish
The Signature Edit
Pieces our brides ask for by name
Photographed on emerald velvet and marble, the way they arrive — in a brass tray, wrapped in unbleached cotton.
Meher jumkha
Invisible tamarai neckchain
Gaja lakshmi necklace set
Invisible tamarai chain
"Jewellery in the South was never decoration. It was devotion you could wear."
House of Desi · Coimbatore
Most Worn
Best sellers
Meher jumkha
Invisible tamarai neckchain
Gaja lakshmi necklace set
Invisible tamarai chain
Customer Stories
Worn at the mandapam
"My grandmother's maalai broke the week of my wedding. House of Desi remade it — the Lakshmi faces are identical."
Aishwarya R.
Madurai
"I wear the jhumkas to work with cotton sarees. They are heavy enough to feel real and light enough to forget."
Divya S.
Bengaluru
"The kundan studs arrived in a brass tray wrapped in cotton. My mother cried before she even opened them."
Meenakshi V.
Chennai
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