Antique Gold South Indian Jhumkas
No stone paving on these: just deep-cut antique gold, a single kundan teardrop on the top, and a jhumki closed with a dense cluster of white pearls. The conical body rather than a round dome is what reads as South Indian rather than North.
These are the everyday temple earrings, worn with a cotton saree to the office and to the temple on the way home, not saved for weddings. The matte finish does not flash under camera light, so they photograph well at daytime functions.
Antique Gold South Indian Jhumka - Round Ribbed Top
Antique Gold South Indian Jhumka - Paisley Top
Antique Gold South Indian Jhumka - Fan Top
Antique Gold South Indian Jhumka - Peacock Top
Antique Gold South Indian Jhumka - Peacock Plume Top
Antique Gold South Indian Jhumka - Scrollwork Top
Antique earrings, and what makes a finish antique
An antique finish is gold plating deliberately darkened in the low points of the casting and left bright on the raised work, so a motif reads with depth instead of flattening into one shine. Every antique-finish earring Saubhagya makes is on this page - the six South Indian jhumkas - because the antique finish and the South Indian temple idiom are the same decision here. They are the pairs to buy if a bright gold polish looks too new on you, and they are far more forgiving in daylight and in photographs than a mirror finish.
Temple jewellery earrings
Temple jewellery began as jewellery made for deities and was later worn by the dancers who performed for them, which is why the vocabulary is a peacock, a plume, a scroll and a paisley rather than a pattern of stones. These carry that vocabulary at earring scale, and they are the pieces that go with a temple necklace collar without competing with it.
Questions people ask about south indian jhumka earrings
Why do these look quieter than the Kundan jhumkas?
Because they are meant to be. The surface is worked gold - filigree, ribbing, scrollwork, a peacock in relief - rather than a field of stones, which is the South Indian temple idiom and what makes them repeatable across many outfits.
Will they catch on a saree pallu?
The fan-top design is deliberately short and clears a pallu and a high blouse collar. The plume and cone designs hang longer, so those are the ones to think about if you are pinning a heavy pallu at the shoulder.
What closure do they use?
Push-back posts, not wires. The post is the part that decides whether an earring stays comfortable through a long day, so it is worth saying which one you are getting.
Will these irritate sensitive ears?
The alloy is lead free and nickel free, and nickel is what causes most reactions to fashion jewellery. We will not promise nobody reacts, though. If your ears are very sensitive, wear a new pair for a short first outing before a full-day function.
How do I keep the gold plating from fading?
Put the jewellery on last, after perfume and hairspray, and take it off first. Wipe it with a dry cloth after wearing and store it in the pouch it arrived in, away from damp. Treated that way the plating holds its colour for years of occasion wear.