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Various of Aranmula handcrafted metal mirrorAranmula, Pathanamthitta district, Recent2. Various of River Pamba3. Pan from board of Viswasarathy handicrafts to Sindhu's residence/factory4. Various of...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eThiruvananthapuram, India, Recent\u003cbr/\u003e1. Various of Aranmula handcrafted metal mirror\u003cbr/\u003eAranmula, Pathanamthitta district, Recent\u003cbr/\u003e2. Various of River Pamba\u003cbr/\u003e3. Pan from board of Viswasarathy handicrafts to Sindhu's residence/factory\u003cbr/\u003e4. Various of Sindhu filing a piece of metal \u003cbr/\u003e5. Wide of furnace being prepared\u003cbr/\u003e6. Close of Sindhu's face\u003cbr/\u003e7. Wide of Sindhu fixing mirror on a wooden frame\u003cbr/\u003e8. Close of fixing\u003cbr/\u003e9. SOUNDBITE (Malayalam) Sindhu G, Craftsperson:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Tin and copper are combined in a certain proportion to form an alloy. This alloy is used as the base material for the mirror. The reflecting surface is then polished over and over again until the desired quality is obtained. That is how the polished mirror is obtained. The quality of the mirror depends on the proportion maintained in preparing the alloy.\"       \u003cbr/\u003e10. Wide of clay moulds being fired in a furnace\u003cbr/\u003e11. Worker at furnace\u003cbr/\u003e12. Close of flame\u003cbr/\u003e13. Worker lifting mould from the furnace with tongs \u003cbr/\u003e14. Close of mould being planted in sand for cooling\u003cbr/\u003e15. Wide of man breaking mould\u003cbr/\u003e16. Close of mould being broken\u003cbr/\u003e17. Man lifting mould with tongs on to a brick\u003cbr/\u003e18. Close of moulds on bricks\u003cbr/\u003e19. Wide of man removing clay casing\u003cbr/\u003e20. Close of metal plate being removed from the casing\u003cbr/\u003e22. Wide of Sindhu polishing the metal mirror\u003cbr/\u003e23. Close of polishing\u003cbr/\u003e24. Close of mirror surface\u003cbr/\u003e25. Sindhu polishing mirror with a co-worker\u003cbr/\u003e26. Close of polishing\u003cbr/\u003e27. Worker pouring glue on a metal frame\u003cbr/\u003e28. Close of glue\u003cbr/\u003e29. Sindhu placing mirror on the frame\u003cbr/\u003e30. Close of mirror being pressed into the frame\u003cbr/\u003eThiruvananthapuram, India, recent\u003cbr/\u003e31. Pan over a handicrafts emporium\u003cbr/\u003e32. Mirrors on display\u003cbr/\u003e33. Salesman showing the mirrors to tourists\u003cbr/\u003e34. SOUNDBITE (English) Anita Nikomani, Tourist:\u003cbr/\u003e\"I was very shocked that it wasn't made of glass, but the way its shaped it was so beautiful with all the little shells and how its from Kerala and represents it, it was really nice. I am really impressed that it's made of metal and not glass. I have not seen anything like that before.\"   \u003cbr/\u003e35. SOUNDBITE (English) Brogan McDougall, Tourist:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Mirrors are just round normally or square but its really different and unusual.\"\u003cbr/\u003e36. Various of tail mirrors\u003cbr/\u003e37. Wide of mirror \u003cbr/\u003eUnique metal mirrors made in India are said to bring prosperity and luck. \u003cbr/\u003eThey're produced using centuries-old methods passed down through the generations by a handful of families in Kerala.\u003cbr/\u003eThis mirror is not made of glass. \u003cbr/\u003eMost people are surprised when they hear that the Aranmula mirror is actually a highly polished metal surface.  \u003cbr/\u003eMade of a tin and copper alloy, the polished metal surface is set in traditional bronze patterns.\u003cbr/\u003eA metallurgical marvel, the metal mirror was in vogue long before the invention of the silicon glass mirror.\u003cbr/\u003eRecords dating back to the sixteenth century show that the metal mirror was in use in Egypt and Mesopotamia. \u003cbr/\u003eThe metal mirror works like a glass mirror.\u003cbr/\u003eBut, unlike in a glass mirror where the image falls on the mercury-coated surface inside the mirror, the image falls just on the top of the surface of the mirror.\u003cbr/\u003eThis ancient art of casting metal mirrors now rests with only seven families in Aranmula. \u003cbr/\u003eAranmula is a small village by the river Pamba in the Pathanamthitta district, well known for its ancient temple dedicated to Lord Parthasarathy.\u003cbr/\u003eAccording to folklore, the secret of making the mirror was given by Lord Parthasarathy to a family of artisans and it has been guarded and handed down generations. \u003cbr/\u003eIt's claimed the mirrors bring luck and wealth - they're also among the 8 auspicious items included in the famous astamagalaya set , usually used for occasions like weddings.\u003cbr/\u003eSindhu has been running her family's unit, Viswasarathy handicrafts, for the past four years.   \u003cbr/\u003eWith her siblings settled abroad, the responsibility to keep the family tradition alive fell on Sindhu's shoulders when her father passed away in 2005.\u003cbr/\u003eSindhu, a commerce graduate, is the only woman engaged in the business.   \u003cbr/\u003eIt is a labour intensive job and Sindhu has her uncle and a few workers to help her in the job. \u003cbr/\u003eThe mirror is made from tin and copper mixed in a specific proportion. \u003cbr/\u003eThe alloy is melted in earthen casts which are then broken to extract the fragile metal strips. \u003cbr/\u003eThese strips are then polished on a jute surface till they shine.\u003cbr/\u003eSindhu explains that tin and copper are combined in a certain proportion to form an alloy. \u003cbr/\u003e\"This alloy is used as the base material for the mirror. The reflecting surface is then polished over and over again until the desired quality is obtained. That is how the polished mirror is obtained. The quality of the mirror depends on the proportion maintained in preparing the alloy,\" she says.\u003cbr/\u003eMirrors are cast in different sizes ranging from two inches to eight inches.\u003cbr/\u003eThe seven families have registered their art with the Geographical Indication registry. \u003cbr/\u003eThe Aranmula mirrors are sold exclusively through 20 Kerala Handicrafts Development Corporation showrooms. \u003cbr/\u003eThey have orders for every day in a year, just enough to manage at their small-scale unit.\u003cbr/\u003eThe special mirrors fascinate people who visit the region.\u003cbr/\u003eTourist Anita Nikomani says she was very shocked to find out it wasn't made of glass. \u003cbr/\u003e\"I am really impressed that it's made of metal and not glass. 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