| Stone Type | Kundan, Pearl |
| Weight (g) | 130.00 |
| Colour | Multi Color |
| Occasion | Wedding |
Two large gold elephants meet at the front, trunks curling down and outward, their ears set as broad panels of square cut ruby kundan. Between them sits Lakshmi on a lotus, and below hangs a teardrop pendant set with a green stone inside a clear kundan border with green bead and pearl drops. The side bands are curved plates of clear kundan in two rows with a fringe of rice pearls, and the whole ties with a gold thread. The matching earrings are long teardrops beneath ruby set elephant heads.
Available in Multi Color — ruby, green and clear kundan in an antique gold finish.
The elephants are the necklace, not a motif on it. They take up the entire front, meeting at the centre with their trunks framing the pendant, which is a far bolder use of the figure than the small charms most designs settle for.
Setting their ears in square cut ruby kundan is the detail that makes them read from across a room. It puts the strongest colour in the piece exactly where the eye goes first.
Seated on a lotus between the two elephants, in the Gaja Lakshmi arrangement that has been used in Indian art for around two thousand years. It is the composition the whole necklace is built around.
Two rows of clear uncut style stones curving along each side, deliberately colourless so all the colour stays at the centre where the figures are.
Small rice shaped pearls hanging from the lower edge of both bands, which softens the line where the rigid plates meet the throat.
Close at the throat with the elephants across the front, tied with gold thread so the fit adjusts. This is a full bridal weight piece for a ceremony rather than a long day.
Kanjeevaram and Banarasi silks, lehengas, and traditional South Indian bridal dressing. Red, deep green and mustard suit the gold best, and nothing else is needed at the neck.
The image of Lakshmi flanked by elephants appears on coins, temple lintels, doorways and jewellery across two millennia, and it survives because it is both meaningful and visually efficient. The elephants supply symmetry, mass and a natural frame; the seated figure gives the composition a still centre; and the trunks curving inward draw the eye to exactly that point. Almost any bridal necklace using the arrangement inherits a composition that already works, which is why so many temple designs return to it rather than inventing a new one.
Store it flat in a pouch so the pearl fringe is not crushed. Put it on after perfume and hair spray, keep the thread dry, and wipe with a dry soft cloth.
| Stone Type | Kundan, Pearl |
| Weight (grams) | 130.00 |
| Colour/Finish | Multi Color |
| Occasion | Wedding |
| Gender | women |
| SKU/Product Code | KEYU-NAA2766 |
