A shopkeeper arranges jewellery on a mannequin during the 2nd Gold Jewellery India International exhibition in Chennai, Picture courtesy: Reuters
A worker displays a miniature 22 carat gold replica of the historic Taj Mahal at the India international jewellery exhibition in Chennai, February 15, 2008. Picture courtesy: Reuters
Bollywood actress Soha Ali Khan holds Motorola's Motorazr V3i handset with its new gold and silver look, designed by Italian designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana. Picture courtesy: Reuters
Corporator Pankaj Parakh wore a solid gold shirt on his 45th birthday, IANS reported and the Times of India published. With the shirt and its seven gold buttons, Parakh hopes to enter the Guinness World Records and the Limca Book of Records. The shirt was designed by Bafna Jewellers of Nashik, 85 km away, and meticulously executed by Shanti Jewellers at Parel in Mumbai, where a team of around 20 select artisans spent 3,200 hours over the past two months to 'stitch' it. He said that the gold used in the shirt is of 18-22 carat purity. Though made of gold, the shirt is flexible and comfortable, absolutely smooth and harmless and with a thin cloth lining the inside to avoid rubbing the body. Picture courtesy: TOI via IANS
A chocolate dessert named 'The Dome' which is partially covered with gold foil is pictured at the Varq restaurant inside the Taj Hotel in New Delhi. Picture courtesy: Reuters
A woman looks at a Rolls Royce RRR65 car model made from pure gold weighing 1.5 kg, displayed at the 'Gem and Jewellery India International Exhibition 2013' in Chennai. Picture courtesy: Reuters
Chairman of Tata Group Ratan Tata poses in front of a Nano car made of gold during a ceremony in Mumbai September 19, 2011. About 80 kg of 22 karat gold, approximately 15 kg of silver and gemstones were used to decorate the car, according to a press statement. Picture courtesy: Reuters
A salesman displays gold plates in the form of the Indian rupee note at a jewellery showroom in Lucknow. Picture courtesy: Reuters
An employee displays a pair of gold footwear at the 'Gem and Jewellery India International Exhibition 2010' (GJIIE) in Chennai, January 23, 2010. Picture courtesy: Reuters