A Brand of Keyura
The kamarband is the piece that tells you a shringar was finished rather than simply assembled. It sits at the waist, holds the poshak in place, and gives the idol the defined silhouette that otherwise disappears under a heavy dress. This is a twelve piece bridal style kamarband set for Radha Krishna idols in the twenty to twenty five inch range, the size kept in larger home mandirs and small temples.
Twelve pieces is what makes it a set rather than a single belt. The main band fastens at the waist, and the remaining pieces build outward from it: the side drops that fall along the hip, the graduated latkans that hang free, and the smaller linking elements that keep the whole arrangement sitting level instead of twisting as the idol is turned. Arranged properly, the set reads as one continuous ornament rather than a belt with things hanging off it.
Bridal style here means the stone density is deliberately high and the drops are longer than on an everyday kamarband. It is built for Janmashtami, Annakut, Radhashtami and the days when the mandir is photographed, rather than for daily dressing where a lighter piece is easier to manage. At twenty to twenty five inches the idols carry that weight of ornament comfortably, which is exactly why this size exists.
Twenty to twenty five inch is the idol height, not the waist measurement. Measure from the base of the idol to the top of the head. The band is adjustable within that range, but on idols below twenty inches the latkans will trail on the floor of the singhasan and the proportion collapses entirely.
Fasten the main band first and set it level before attaching the side pieces, otherwise the whole set sits crooked and no amount of adjustment afterwards corrects it. Store the set flat and laid out rather than bundled, because the fine linking chains tangle and are difficult to free without stressing the joins. Dry cotton cloth only, and keep attar and loose kumkum away from the settings.
This sits in the Shubbushrii Radha Krishna accessories range alongside the payal and bangles cut for the same idol sizes.
| Gender | unisex |
| SKU/Product Code | MKC-28 |
