Sai Pallavi's Temple Jewellery at Ramayana Trailer Launch Proves Traditional Gold-Inspired Jewellery Is the Biggest Ethnic Trend of 2026

Sai Pallavi turned heads as soon as she arrived at the premiere trailer launch of Ramayana, directed by Nitesh Tiwari where she is playing Goddess Sita opposite Ranbir Kapoor’s Lord Ram and Yash as Ravana. The actress was looking regal in a saree paired with stunning temple jewellery. By giving us a glimpse of her much-awaited character from Ramayana, Sai Pallavi also made temple jewellery trends hit the headlines once again.

Here’s why the actress’s look made the fashion enthusiasts rejoice.

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Many people enjoyed Sai Pallavi’s look at the trailer launch because her jewellery was traditional and subtle as opposed to glamorous and blingy. In her beautiful movie, Sai Pallavi Sported a Temple Necklace, Jhumkas, and Vintage-style jewellery that made Indian Craftsmanship a vogue item once again. The Ramayana, depicting India’s much-loved epic on-screen, is the reason for temple jewellery trending once again, which is hardly a surprise. The South Indian Wedding and until now, a favourite in the Bharatanatyam jewellery, this style of jewellery inspired by ancient temples, is a trend that is now incredibly popular with celebrities, brides and fashionistas across India.

Temple Jewellery: Everything You Need To Know.

Temple jewellery refers to jewellery that originated from the temples in Tamil Nadu. Artisans would create sculptures of Hindu Gods and Goddesses in these temples and use gold to create beautiful ornaments to decorate the deities. Adornments that depicted Goddess Lakshmi, Lord Ganesha, peacocks, elephants, lotuses and maang tikas with Indian floral patterns, these pieces later became an integral part of Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi performances before evolving into bridal and festive jewellery. Present day handcrafted gold temple jewellery draws inspiration from these stunning pieces but is recreated in more minimalistic and subtle ways.

South Indian Actresses Have Maintained a Tradition. 

Long before the trend became mainstream in Bollywood, the evergreen charm of temple jewellery was popularized through South Indian films. Temple necklaces, kasu malas, jhumkas and vanki armlets have become the favourite accessories of several south actresses. These ornaments are paired with Kanjeevaram sarees for red carpets, weddings, festivals and film promotions.|

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From Sai Pallavi and Nayanthara to Trisha Krishnan, Keerthy Suresh, Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Aishwarya Lekshmi, these actresses give us very elegant and sublime looks wearing these traditional ornaments. Women across India are now looking at traditional jewellery beyond just bridal wear for styling.

Bollywood Is Joining the Temple Jewellery Revival

Bollywood is now adapting the same heritage look. Celebrities such as Deepika Padukone, Alia Bhatt, Janhvi Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit and Vidya Balan have been spotted wearing temple inspired necklaces and antique gold jewellery on silk sarees, Banarasi drapes and other contemporary ethnic ensembles.