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Indian Gold Book:Indian Gold Book - Gold Bars Worldwide

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REGIONAL JEWELLERY STYLES<br />

SWAMI JEWELLERY<br />

Antique swami work jewellery, popular in south India, depicts designs or figures of deities in the Hindu pantheon, normally<br />

in an alto-relievo or embossed style. The deities most often depicted are Vishnu, Shiva, Ganesh and Sarasvati. European<br />

religious symbols have also been depicted since Victorian times.<br />

DESHI JEWELLERY<br />

Deshi, also called gheru, is a polish that gives a red-copper colour to gold jewellery. It also softens sharply reflective<br />

surfaces. In historical times, tamarind juice was used to obtain the red sheen.<br />

AN INTRODUCTION TO THE INDIAN GOLD MARKET 101

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