Marble Inlay arts by - Rameshwaram arts and craft

 Rameshwaram Marble handicrafts have been considered to be an important part of Indian culture and development. Rameshwaram Marble handicraft experts are trying to keep such a precious tradition alive with new infusions of artistic concepts.

Marble Inlay is one traditional work that we see in most Hindu temples across the country. The foremost centers for production are located in Rameshwaram. The tradition of marble has been perfected over centuries, since as early as the 12th century AD when Pallava monarchs ruled in India, had employed artisans from Karnataka who could execute the intricate designs of their times on stone surfaces with only hammers and chisels.

It took sculptors days to cut just one out of many colors needed for a single pattern on bricks or blocks of marble for these temples or for other grand monuments erected by generous patrons. In this context, machine-made marble inlays became inevitable among these arts.

Marble inlay is one of the oldest forms of art and craft. The technique was first developed by the British to decorate their homes in Rajasthan. This was because marble is indigenous to that region and most of the work in India was done in resin works as it is cheaper than marble.

Since ancient periods, people use inlaid designs and geometric contrasting color variants for decorating pillar temples in Tamil Nadu and around the Tamil Nadu region. Marble has been an important material for making Shiva Lingams, the symbol of Lord Shiva. In total, Rameshwaram made 2643 Lingams during 2003-04 from marble.

Long ago, geologists found a number of minerals on earth including diamonds that can't be mined below a certain depth due to high pressure from the atmosphere causing them to turn into graphite rock which inhibits easy extraction plans. There are two types that prevent this; one produces lamps that emit ultraviolet light; these UV lamps were used for sterilizing medical apparatus.

A traditional craft is known to the Kshatriya family in Rameshwaram. It is said that the art of crafting marble pieces from stone is handed down from father to son by generation. Stones are mostly obtained from the long beach of this island between a range of 0.75-4km on either side of the sea coast.

Rameshwaram, famously known as Nagapattinam, prior to Tamil Nadu's dominance in recent years, falls within Kamaraja Niketan district in Uttar Pradesh's Tamil Nadu migration zoneand is often referred to be similarly named. The pedestal on which Goddess Rameswari sits is sculpted out of black stone and has an umbrella made out of chintz cloth held over it by four representations shapes resembling temple columns with rounded tops.

The craftsmanship involved in making this Marble Inlay ranges from establishing a rough outline for drawn-out veins or rivers with the use of Blue Clay