Silversmithing Rakhi

A single pearl sits at the centre of this floral pendant, echoed by a smaller ring of pearls tracing its edge, all set in gold-toned metal. Karnataka's silversmithing artisans die-stamp the base by hand, then finish it with the pearl work most people notice first. Threaded on a golden cord, it's the kind of rakhi that fits a bond built on years of shared jokes and unspoken shorthand, nothing that needs explaining.