PRAKASH M SWAMY
CHENNAI: Sukra Jewellery in Mylapore, Chennai had the rare privilege of making significant silver vessels and puja items for the prana prathishta of Lord Ram temple at Ayodhya
The Hamsa (annapakshi) haarthi was used by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Lord Rama at the sanctum sanctorum on the day of prana prathishtawas also made by Sukra Jewellery.
The silver items shop established in 1979, received orders through a jeweler to manufacture all temple needs at Ayodhya such as the Sadosha upachara set consisting of the flag, mini Umbrella mirror, vensamaram, etc.
The firm also supplied assorted haarthi such as five layers with 108 wicks, Nakshatra haarthi with 27 wicks signifying 27 stars, and other silver vessels and puja articles required for daily use at the temple
The firm also made Siruk Sruvam at 1-½ feet in silver to pour ghee at the havanat the temple, sangu (conch) miniature bow and arrow and dozens of other silver ware for use daily during the pujas at the temple.
Sukra Jewellery supplied a total of 14 kilos of silver ware worth Rs 12 lakhs which were processed and delivered to the temple through MM Jewellery in Virugambakkam in Chennai.
These items were specially hand crated under the supervision of Founder- Chairman of Sukra Jewellery A Kalkiraju and CEO Nithin Kalkiraju – in about 45 days in pure 92.5 pure highest quality Silver.
”We were blessed abundantly to do the puja items to Lord Rama. What else we need in life than this great blessing of Lord Ram. We ensured that highest quality silver was used and engaged special craftsmen to make the temple wares,” Raju says.
Nithin Kalkiraju says that he was happy to make and present the items to the temple on behalf of 140 crore Indians. “It’s a proud day for Mylapore and we are truly blessed.”
Sukra Jewellery manufactures unique silver items from pin to plane and is a much sought after firm for temple jewelry by dancers all over the world. It has silver chairs, silver living room set, silver clocks as master pieces besides all silver items and temple jewelry.
Sukra Jewellery entered the Guinness Book of World Records for making largest six feet silver sculpture in silver in 2009 and also World Record Academy of the US certificate and honor for making 7-feet tall silver grandfather clock.
Sukra Jewellery has manufactured and supplied temple needs in silver such as idols, vimanas, and chariots to puja items and vessels to over 100 temples around the world in the US, the UK, Australia, Singapore and Malaysia.
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