The Nachiarkoil lamp, also called Annam lamp or Nachiarkoil Kuthuvilakku, is an ornamental brass lamp made of series of diyas, a handicraft product which is made exclusively at Nachiyar Koil town in Tamil Nadu, India. Here we showcase a few manufactures of world famous handcrafted Nachiarkoil Brass Lamps.
This place is famous for traditional handmade Nachiarkoil brass lamps These lamps have been honoured with a Geographical indication (GI) tag from the Government of India.
The height of the lamps range between 6 inches to 6 feet and comes in various designs. These lamps are ideal for gifting.
The Nachiarkoil lamp, which is hollow cast, is made in different sizes and consists of four parts which are screwed together. The central pillar that crowns at the apex is called the “Prabhai”; it is generally in the form of a hamsa or swan.The lamp may also be made in the form of a female figurine holding a shallow bowl in a standing posture, or in the form of branches of a tree; the bowl of these lamps has five V-shaped spouts which hold cotton wicks, and is filled with oil for lighting. The ornamental lamps are widely used in temples in South India.
This product has been registered for protection under the Geographical indication of the Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) agreement. On 8 February 2010 it was registered as “Nachiarkoil Kuthuvilakku (lamp)” under the Geographical Indications Act 1999 of the Government of India, with registration confirmed by the Controller General of Patents Designs and Trademarks under Class – 6 – Brass Lamps and related goods vide application number 196.
A two-year training programme for student craftsmen is organised by the Tamil Nadu Handicrafts Development Corporation Ltd, known as Poompuhar, in Nachiarkoil.
More details can be found here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nachiarkoil_lamp
Subhamangala Brass Lamps
Mr. Balaji (பாலாஜி) Manufactures of world famous handcrafted Nachiarkoil Brass Lamps
Nachiyar Koil
9677436245
8072004425
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Mr Navin
Sai Ellora
Nachiyar Koil
7200931501
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