Pottammal Junction · Puthiyara +91 99958 00919
Atlas Aroosa / The Bridal House
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The Bridal House,
at Puthiyara.

A door on M.M. Ali Road, dedicated only to the trousseau. Aroosa — our word for bride — gave the house its name. This is where she sits.

Bride in kanjivaram saree wearing Atlas Aroosa bangles
Plate · 03 · Atelier sitting Puthiyara
٠١ Quietly assembled

Fitted to the saree
you will actually wear.

A trousseau is not bought in an afternoon. We sit with the bride, the mother, the maternal aunt who has the loudest opinion. The pieces are laid out, layered, re-strung. The oddiyanam is fitted on the saree, not on a stand.

Mappila or Hindu, Onam or nikah, the same quiet attention. We pour tea, families argue, decisions are made.

“The mother always knows before the bride does.”
— an artisan on the floor, after thirty-two trousseaux
٠٢ The Trousseau

Six pieces, one bride.

The classical Kerala bridal set, drawn from temple gold traditions and Aroosa's own carving table.
Kasu-mala layered coin necklace worn with a blush saree
i 22kt

Kasu-mala

Lakshmi coin necklace, choker length. Stamped with the goddess at every disc.

Manga-mala long mango necklace
ii 22kt

Manga-mala

Long mango-motif chain, sits below the bust. Worn over the saree.

Lakshmi jhumka temple earrings in antique gold against warm showroom bokeh
iii 22kt

Lakshmi jhumka

Temple earrings — Lakshmi at the top, bell-shaped drop, hung with seed-pearl tassels.

Oddiyanam waist belt
iv 22kt

Oddiyanam

Carved waist-belt — sized on the saree the day of the fitting, not on a stand.

Matha patti forehead piece
v 22kt

Matha-patti

The forehead piece — centre-parting tikka with side-strands, optional.

Bangle stack
vi 22kt

Bangle stack

Six to twenty-four pieces, plain to fully carved. The wrist is the loudest part of a bride.

٠٣ The Fitting

From sitting, to ceremony.

Five visits over six to ten weeks. The pieces come home with you a few mornings before the date.
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The first sitting.

You arrive with the saree, the venue plan, and a rough budget. Tea is poured. We pull the trays out to a private booth on the second tier. Two hours, no rush.

Week 1 · 2 hrs
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The draft.

A short-list of six to ten pieces. We sketch alterations — a slightly longer manga-mala, a smaller jhumka, a heavier kasu. The artisans take the drawings.

Week 1–2
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The build.

Cast, hammered, carved, set. The 22kt is hallmarked. Stones are graded and certified at the bench.

Week 3–7
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The fitting.

You return with the saree. The oddiyanam is sized, the manga-mala length adjusted, the jhumka catch tested.

Week 7–8
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The handover.

Each piece is signed by the artisan, papered with hallmark and stone-certification, and packed in cloth-wrapped wooden cases. Delivered to your door if you prefer.

Week 9–10
٠٤ Bridal consult

Sit with us
before the wedding card prints.

Bridal consults run by appointment only. Mondays through Saturdays at the Puthiyara house. Sundays available on request.

Book a Bridal Consult Call · +91 99958 00919