Tejasvi
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Origins
The Ashwamedha horse: in Vedic ritual, a stallion loosed for a year, every land it crossed unchallenged claimed by its king . Above him the Pegasus sprang from Medusa's blood, struck Mount Helicon to release the Hippocrene, the spring of inspiration, and was finally set among the stars, his flight made permanent. The Ashwamedha horse: in Vedic ritual, a stallion loosed for a year, every land it crossed unchallenged claimed by its king. Between them, lapis holds three minerals. Lazurite opens the third eye, calcite awakens the mind, pyrite turns thought into reality. The shape an inverted Trikona (Triangle) hold and directs this energy.
Sovereignty, made real.
Worn, it asks no permission to enter a room. It walks in already, quietly, unchallenged.
Making
Rearing horses sculpted in wax by hand and re-cut until stillness looks mid-stride. Each rose-cut Himalayan crystal is individually bezel-set, and the lapis is domed and set flush.
Celestial Geometry & Royal Lore
Inspired by the grandeur of ancient imperial courts, this piece bridges timeless Vedic ritual with celestial myth and divine symmetry. Every curve echoes sacred geometry, channeling courage, nobility, and timeless grace.
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STORY BEHIND
Tejasvi
Winged, horned lion mask. Sunstone, red garnet eyes, crystal polki-style trillion. Render, second deck slide 3.
The Egyptians painted the sun as a disc between wings, the winged sun of Behdet. A lioness, Sekhmet, was the burning Eye of Ra. India has a face that guards temple thresholds, the kirtimukha, “face of glory”. In one telling it devours everything, even itself, until only the face is left. This brooch merges them: a fanged, ram-horned lion, wings spread like rays, holding a sunstone. Sunstone’s glitter is tiny iron-mineral platelets inside feldspar. It is linked to confidence and visibility. Red garnet eyes keep the gaze watchful. Tejasvi is for the woman who walks into the room and is looked at. The face keeps what is hers; the sun keeps her radiant.
THE IMPRINT — radiance that guards itself
The face devours and guards at once. Its wings open like rays around the sunstone, and the garnet eyes keep watch. Together they make visibility with a gate: the sunstone’s glitter is meant to be seen, and the face makes sure it is only taken when she gives it. She is looked at, and she stays hers.
Why it earns its price: a pierced, feathered wing span, a chased mane, a fanged mask with set eyes, and a large sunstone cabochon that has to be matched and set. It is the largest sculptural statement in the range.