Aranmula Metal Mirror

Name: Aranmula Metal Mirror
Address: Aiswarya Handicrafts Mirror Centre, Thikkinampallil, Mangalapallil Buildings, Mallapuzhassery, East Nada Aranmula, Pathanamthitta, 689533, IN
Telephone: +919447705036

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Aranmula kannadi is special type of mirror produced at Aranmula, a village in the state of Kerala in India. The British Museum in London has a 45 centimeter

These unique metal mirrors are the result of Kerala's rich cultural and metallurgical traditions. Aranmula kannadi (Malayalam: ആറന്മുളക്കണ്ണാടി, meaning the Aranmula mirror) is a handmade metall-alloy mirror, made in Aranmula, a village in the state of Kerala, India. Unlike the normal 'silvered' glass mirrors, being a metall-alloy mirror, it is a front surface reflection mirror, which eliminates s

econdary reflections and aberrations typical of back surface mirrors. The exact metals used in the alloy are unknown to public and is maintained as a family secret; however metallurgists suggest the alloy to be a mix of copper and tin. It is then polished for several days in a row to achieve their reflective surface. These unique metal mirrors are the result of Kerala's rich cultural and metallurgical traditions, and have great historical and cultural value. Produced by a single extended family in Aranmula, the origins of the Aranmula kannadi are linked with the Aranmula Parthasarathy Temple. Legend has it that eight families of experts in temple arts and crafts were brought by the royal chief to Aranmula from Tirunelveli district to work in the Parthasarathy temple centuries ago on the mirrors. The British Museum in London has a 45 centimeter tall Aranmula metal mirror in its collection.

Address

Aiswarya Handicrafts Mirror Centre, Thikkinampallil, Mangalapallil Buildings, Mallapuzhassery, East Nada Aranmula
Pathanamthitta
689533

Telephone

+919447705036

Website

http://www.aranmulakannadikal.com/

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