City based Smart Creations manufactures gold plated sheets for Lord Ayappa’s Temple Side Walls
- Actor Jayaram offers Puja in presence of Shri K. Veeramani Raju, Spiritual Singer
Chennai, 15th June 2019: Well known and Internationally acclaimed Actor, Mr. Jayaram from the
Kollywood & Mollywood Cine Industry, offered pujas in the presence of Shri.
K. Veeramani Raju, Spiritual Singer along the lines of the traditional rituals
for the Gold-plated sidewalls sheets (“Vaasa
kaal”) for the Shri Sabarimala Ayappan Temple, Kerala.
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(L-R) Mr. Govardhan Roddam, Donor, Shri. K. Veeramani Raju, Spiritual Singer, Actor
Mr. Jayaram, Mr. Pankaj Bhandari, MD, Smart Creations
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The project was executed
by Chennai based Smart Creations, well known for creating artistic designs in
the temple décor and architecture field. The Gold-plated sheets for the Side
Walls will be transported to the Holy Temple located in Sabarimala, Kerala and
installed shortly. The highlights of the Gold-plated sheets for the sidewalls
are the artisans have beautifully handcrafted 2 Nos. of Ashtalakshmi Panels, 2
Nos. of auspicious symbols and 2 Nos. of Accessories with Lakshmi Symbols. The height
of the sheets is a standard 6 feet with the width ranging from 6 inches to 12
inches.
Incidentally, Smart
Creations has undertaken an earlier project for the Ayyapan Temple wherein the
holy doors were coated in 24 Kt Gold using their Nano Technology Gold Deposit (NTGD)
Gold Plating technology successfully.
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Actor
Mr. Jayaram praying in front of the gold plated wall
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This was made
possible by the patronage of an ardent devotee of the Lord Ayyapa, who donated
the entire cost of renovation, after the approval of the Travancore Devaswom
Board. The Gold-plated sheets for the Side Wall project was done in two phases
spread over 3 months with 30 days only dedicated for making the copper sheets
and gold plating.
“The same donor who
had earlier donated the gold doors had once again approached us for the new
project of making gold plated sheets for the sidewalls. This particular donor
has been our customer for the past 12 years,” said Mr. Pankaj Bhandari, MD,
Smart Creations. “The challenges were many as the Travancore Devaswom Board had
to be absolutely convinced of the quality of work and the Gold used. We got
total support from Shri. Unniswamy, the Priest of the temple who had faith in
our quality and honesty. Furthermore, the Board deputed The Commissioner,
Superintendent and a Jeweler to observe our entire process,” he added.
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Gold Plated Wall to be donated to Shri Sabarimala Ayyappan Temple, Kerala
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“We have given a
written guarantee on gold deposits, warranty periods and Gold recovery
warranty,” Mr. Pankaj further commented on how supportive the Board was, as it
was a new journey for them. “We are unique in many ways. Our notable highlights
are we assure minimum maintenance, maximum warranty and gold recovery in our
process. Also, the fact that our guarantee for this project is 25 years plus
further convinced the Travancore Devaswom Board after seeing our methodology
and processes,” he added.
“I had got to know about
this project by the Donor, Mr. Govardhan Roddam from Bellary, Karnataka who is
a good friend of mine. I was absolutely thrilled and excited to hear about this
project that Smart Creations has executed. As an ardent devotee of Lord Ayappa,
it is indeed an honor for me to see the whole process of the gold-plated
sidewalls,” said Mr. Jayaram who unveiled the gold-plated sidewalls.
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A view of Audience
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About Smart Creations:
Smart Creations since
1998, has covered more than 4500 temples and has been internationally recognized
for their heavenly work and honest prices. Currently, touching the lives of
over 100 artisans, the company plans to take this number to 1500 in the next 5
years. With a full-fledged production
unit in Chennai, Smart Creations have executed large projects for the India and
Sri Lanka Government by setting up temporary units in the respective temples
and mutts.
The company has just
completed their biggest project till date of a Buddhist Shrine in Sri Lanka.
With India being known for its temples, the Government of Karnataka, Bihar and
Telangana have evinced interest to commence projects with them. The aim of the
company is to create more artisans, taking Brand India to a higher level and
make India reclaim its title “India – Land of Gold”.
