Aranmula metal mirror manufacturing , began in the early 18 th century.The origin of Aranmula metal mirror is closely connected to the Parthasarathy temple.



In 18 th century , eight families of Sankaran kovil [ tirunelveli district , Tamil nadu ] were brought to Aranmula in connection with certain works in the temple.They are prepared a bronze crown for the lord.These artisans discovered that one particular copper bronze alloy possessed great reflective property. However , they were not able to reproduce the same effect in future compositions.A widow of the community Parvathy amma again developed the secret ratio of the alloy .Since then, Aranmula is known as the land of this wonderful metal mirror.