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A Star-Studded Navaratri Evening at Kalyanaraman Residence in Thrissur

Akshay Kumar, Nagarjuna, Karishma Kapoor, Tabu, Malaika Arora, and more come together to light up the #KalyanNavaratri celebrations in style.

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Marking a vibrant blend of cinema, tradition, and culture, the Kalyanaraman family’s annual Navaratri celebration brought together prominent personalities from Bollywood and South Indian cinema to revel in the festive spirit.

This year’s Naavratri celebrations at the Kalyanaraman residence paid homage to the cosmic tale of Samudra Manthan, the legendary churning of the ocean symbolising the eternal struggle between good and evil. At the heart of the theme was a majestic recreation of Kailash Parvat and a sacred Shivling, celebrating Lord Shiva’s role as the cosmic force of balance, transformation, and divine consciousness. Enhancing the spiritual narrative was a striking display of the Sapta Matrikas, honouring the Mother Goddess in her seven divine forms. These fierce and protective aspects, believed to have emerged to help defeat the demon Andhakasura, are venerated for their powers of protection, prosperity, and spiritual upliftment. Together, these elements captured the essence of transformation, the triumph of virtue, and the sacred interplay between the divine masculine and feminine.

A key highlight of the celebration was the traditional Bommai Kolu, a vibrant, multi-tiered display of dolls and figurines carefully arranged to reflect both the divine and the everyday. A cherished Navaratri tradition in many southern Indian households, the Kolu at the Kalyanaraman residence portrayed mythological stories, scenes from daily life, and the divine presence of Goddesses Saraswati, Parvati, and Lakshmi. Guests were warmly welcomed and guided through the display, which symbolised the journey from the material to the spiritual, offering insights into the cultural and devotional significance embedded in each layer.

The evening was graced by leading film personalities including Akshay Kumar, Nagarjuna & Amala, Nag Chaitanya & Akhil Akkineni, Karishma Kapoor, Tabu, Genelia Deshmukh, Malaika Arora, Sreeleela, Kalyani Priyadarshan, Prabhu Ganesan & Vikram Prabhu, Suchitra Mohanlal, Jayaram & Parvathy, Kalidas Jayaram & Tarini, Malavika Mohanan, Dir. Satyan Athikkad with Akhil and Anoop Satyan, Jayasurya, Indrajith & Poornima, Kavya Madhavan & Dileep, Kriti Shetty, Rejena Cassandra, Shriya Pilgaonkar, Sreeleela, Sayami Kher, Priya Varrier, Pearle Maaney, Navya Nair, Supriya Menon, Lakshmi Gopalaswami, Mamta Mohandas. Kalyan Jewellers’ regional brand ambassadors, including Ritabhari Chakraborty (West Bengal), Pooja Sawant (Maharashtra) and Kinjal Rajpriya (Gujarat), further added to the grandeur of the evening, embodying the brand’s ethos of uniting tradition with modernity.

The private celebration seamlessly wove together cinema, culture, and spirituality, with the Kalyanaraman family continuing its legacy of creating an event that is both intimate and spectacular.

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ZOYA Rewrites The Language Of High Jewellery, Inspired By India’s Spices As Keepers Of Memory,  With Anoushka Shankar As Its Muse

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ZOYA, the luxury jewellery atelier from the Tata Group, unveils Her Again,a new High Jewellery collection that reinterprets one of India’s most enduring cultural languages,  its spices – through ZOYA’s distinctive design lens. Drawing from the rituals and memories that connect us to our past, the collection explores the intimate journey of a woman returning to herself. ZOYA brings this essential Indian craft story to life through gemstone mastery and a distinctive design language, in an alchemy of expressive colour, unusual stones and intricate craftsmanship. ZOYA transforms a familiar part of India’s cultural landscape into a distinctive expression of High Jewellery.

The golden warmth of turmeric, the deep red of mace, cardamom green and the richness of saffron and rose become passages into memory. Colour awakens the many facets within her: curious, playful, spontaneous, expressive and deeply feminine.  Rubellite, emerald, Madeira Citrine, Orissa rose garnet, golden heliodor and yellow sapphire create an unexpected, saturated palette that echoes the colours of spice and memory. Set in intricate compositions and shaped through thousands of hours of craftsmanship, these natural gemstones reimagining familiar cultural references into High Jewellery.

The campaign finds a cultural voice in Internationally acclaimed sitarist and composer Anoushka Shankar. Having shaped a distinctive musical language across cultures and genres, she carries her Indian heritage into an evolving creative practice that is deeply personal and unmistakably her own.

Speaking about the collection, Anoushka Shankar said:

“What I love about ZOYA is the way it takes what we inherit and allows it to evolve through colour, gemstones and craft. I’ve always believed you can be deeply rooted in a culture and still speak to the world in a way that feels relevant, simply through the lens of your own experience. ZOYA captures that beautifully, creating pieces that feel timeless in spirit, yet fresh, inventive and entirely their own.”

Arun Narayan, Chief Executive Officer – Jewellery, Titan Company Limited said:

“India offers an extraordinary source of inspiration for jewellery design, from its rich cultural heritage and vibrant colours to the materials and craftsmanship that have shaped its visual language over centuries. At ZOYA, we see an opportunity to reinterpret these influences through a distinctive design lens, creating High Jewellery where meaning and emotional resonance are as integral as rarity and artistry.”

“Her Again reflects this approach, drawing from India’s richness and diversity while expressing it in a way that is contemporary, personal, and unmistakably our own. Anoushka Shankar embodies this vision through a creative journey that has continually found new and imaginative expressions of her Indian influences, bringing them to global audiences with authenticity and artistic depth.” 

With Her Again, ZOYA brings a familiar sensory world into a new light. Through the interplay of gemstones, colour and craft, the collection gives form to the memories we carry and the parts of ourselves we return to.

A SELECTION FROM THE COLLECTION: 

ZOYA’s Eternal Ember Necklace: India’s sensory memory reimagined in High Jewellery. 

Eternal Ember is a vivid expression of India’s palette of color and spices translated into 748 stones and sculpted into movement. At its heart, a remarkable 5.4-carat Cabochon Mandarin Garnet glows in saturated orange, recalling the golden richness of turmeric and marigold blooms. Around it, a vibrant composition of rare gemstones like Sapphire, rubellite, and Citrines evoke the warmth and intensity of Indian spice. 102 individually crafted elements, brought to life over 2,112 hours, form a fluid, three-dimensional architecture..

When In motion, the diamonds set within the sculptural forms of the necklace catch and reflect the light, revealing shifting layers of brilliance and colour. Eternal Ember turns spice, memory and craftsmanship into a singular expression of High Jewellery: vivid, feminine and unmistakably ZOYA.


ZOYA’s Afterglow Ring : A luminous interplay of colour, form and texture.

The Afterglow Ring brings a vivid 2.7-carat Rubellite into focus, set within custom-cut matte Rock Crystal and framed by sculptural tendrils inspired by mace. Zambian Emeralds echo the form of cardamom, creating a rich dialogue of crimson, green and translucent light.

Intricate stone-on-stone craftsmanship brings the composition together, giving the ring its layered depth and distinctive radiance. A jewel where spice-inspired forms meet an unexpected alchemy of colour.

ZOYA’s Eternal Ember Earrings: A vivid expression of colour, warmth and enduring radiance.

Two remarkable Rubellites totalling 7 carats glow in rich shades of pink, their colour intensified by the brilliance of diamonds and richly intricate settings that give each stone depth and dimension. Inspired by the warmth of Indian spice and the memories it carries, the earrings capture that enduring ember within: a familiar joy, held close and ready to glow again. Eternal Ember inspired by the fiery depth of Mace, transforms colour and memory into a luminous expression of High Jewellery.

ZOYA’s Unbound Bangle: A celebration of colour, freedom and expression.

Unbound brings together 6.4 carats of deep crimson Rubellites, Orissa Rose Garnets and Diamonds, their rich palette inspired by the intensity and warmth of spice. Shaped by clove buds and unfurling mace, fine fretwork and sculpted detailing create a jewel of remarkable depth and dimension, with every element contributing to its expressive, exuberant character. A jewel for the woman who knows herself, embraces every facet and wears her freedom with confidence.

ZOYA’s Amber Bliss Earrings

Amber Bliss earrings bring the golden warmth of turmeric to life through 22 carats of Madeira Citrine, accented with Pink Tourmalines, Sapphires and Diamonds. The stones unfold in a sculptural silhouette, with marigold-inspired forms framing the Citrines and delicate details adding movement and dimension. An open-back setting allows light to filter through the stones, bringing out their warm, luminous character. A celebration of golden light and abundant colour, Amber Bliss translates the familiar richness of spices into a contemporary expression of High Jewellery.

ZOYA’s Amber Bliss Necklace

A magnificent 38-carat Madeira Citrine takes centre stage, glowing with deep, golden warmth and surrounded by a lavish composition of pink Tourmalines, vivid orange and yellow Sapphires, and Diamonds. Sculpted marigold forms create a rich, fluid silhouette around the stones, while the open-back setting reveals the citrine’s extraordinary depth and inner fire. Inspired by the golden warmth of turmeric and the exuberance of the marigold, Amber Bliss captures the sensory richness of India, its colour, celebration and memories, distilled into a jewel of rare presence, richness and soul.

Over 1,000 hours of master craftsmanship bring this extraordinary composition to life, where generations of Indian jewellery expertise meet Zoya’s contemporary language of design and craft.

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