Gold Rate Today in Tamil Nadu – 7 Nov 2026, 8 AM IST

The figures in the live table are bullion reference rates for Tamil Nadu, quoted per gram across 24 karat gold at 99.9 percent purity, 22 karat at 91.6 percent, 18 karat at 75 percent and 14 karat at 58.5 percent, refreshed every business day against MCX and IBJA benchmarks.

Chennai, the state capital, is Tamil Nadu's benchmark gold market, a major national jewellery trading hub with a jewellery culture that runs deep across the whole state, not just its capital. Alongside the gram, Tamil Nadu's traditional trade uses the sowbhagya pavan, or simply pavan, an 8 gram measure equivalent to the sovereign unit used across South India, still commonly referenced in Chennai, Madurai and Coimbatore's jewellery bazaars. This page covers today's rate, how it is set, city-wise rates across the state, purity and hallmark verification, making charges with a worked bill example, where to buy and sell, the buying calendar, taxation and a detailed FAQ.

The weight table converts today's per gram rate into the denominations Tamil Nadu buyers transact in, from a single gram through 10 grams, 50 grams, 100 grams and a kilogram, at each of the four common purities.

Units used across the state

Tamil Nadu's jewellery trade prices in grams for modern retail but continues to transact heavily in the pavan, 8 grams, the traditional South Indian sovereign unit, for both quoting and billing traditional gold jewellery. Always confirm whether a quoted price is per gram or per pavan before comparing shops, since the two figures look similar but differ by a factor of eight.

International markets quote the troy ounce, at 31.1035 grams, converted into rupee and gram terms before it reaches Tamil Nadu's retail market.

The one kilogram bar is the standard wholesale trading unit, most relevant to Chennai's larger bullion dealers.

A single day's rate tells you very little. The last ten sessions tell you whether today's print sits at the top of a run, at the bottom of a pullback, or in the middle of a flat stretch.

Read three things from the ten day table. The net movement from the earliest session to today. The high and the low, which give the trading range. And whether daily changes are small and steady or large and alternating.

For a wedding purchase this matters less than it appears, since the date is fixed well in advance. For a coin or bar purchase with no deadline, the ten day range is the cheapest timing information available.

The trend table sets today's Tamil Nadu rate against its opening and closing values over seven days, 30 days, three months, six months, the year to date and 12 months.

What each window tells you

The seven and 30 day windows capture sentiment: short term positioning, fund flows and reaction to news. The three and six month windows capture the macro cycle, principally the direction of real interest rates and the strength of the dollar. The 12 month and year to date windows capture the structural story, chiefly sustained central bank accumulation alongside steady retail demand across Asia.

Longer windows are more reliable and less actionable. A 12 month gain confirms the asset did its job in a portfolio. It says nothing useful about next week's rate.

Tamil Nadu's trend line tracks the Mumbai and Chennai wholesale benchmarks closely, given the state's status as one of India's largest gold consuming markets.

The rate follows the same five step national chain as every state, with local pricing set through Chennai.

Step one: the international benchmark

Gold trades continuously in US dollars per troy ounce, anchored by the London Bullion Market Association price and COMEX futures.

Step two: the rupee conversion

The dollar price converts at the prevailing USD to INR rate.

Step three: duty and levies

Basic customs duty and the Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess apply to landed value nationally.

Step four: the domestic benchmark

MCX and the India Bullion and Jewellers Association, headquartered in Mumbai, produce the reference figures the national trade prices from. Chennai's bullion traders and the South India Jewellers' associations price directly against that benchmark, and their published rate is what the rest of Tamil Nadu, in turn, prices against.

Step five: why the state's rate sits where it does

Chennai is a coastal import point, so Tamil Nadu's base rate typically runs close to Mumbai's. Within the state, the spread between Chennai, Coimbatore and Madurai is narrow, since all price off the same effective benchmark.

Seven forces account for almost all daily movement. The first four are global, the last three domestic.

Real interest rates. Gold pays no income, so it competes with interest bearing assets. When inflation adjusted yields fall, gold tends to rise.

The US dollar. Gold is priced in dollars, so a stronger dollar generally pushes the international price down and a weaker dollar lifts it.

Central bank demand. Reserve buying has been large and persistent in recent years.

Geopolitical and financial stress. Conflict, banking stress and sovereign risk push capital toward assets with no counterparty.

The rupee. A weaker rupee raises the Tamil Nadu rate independent of any move in international gold.

Seasonal demand. Akshaya Tritiya, Aadi month, traditionally seen as inauspicious for major purchases in parts of Tamil culture though jewellers run promotions through it, Diwali and the wedding season concentrate retail buying.

Policy. Import duty revisions and GST decisions produce one off steps in the retail price with no connection to the international market.

Every major market in Tamil Nadu prices closely off the Chennai benchmark, so the differences between cities are small and come from local jeweller premiums rather than the underlying rate.

• Gold rate in Chennai | the state's benchmark gold market and a major national jewellery trading hub
• Gold rate in Coimbatore | a major industrial and commercial centre with a strong retail jewellery trade
• Gold rate in Madurai | a historic temple city with a deep-rooted traditional jewellery culture
• Gold rate in Trichy | a major central Tamil Nadu commercial and jewellery hub

Rates for Salem, Vellore, Erode and the rest of the state track the same benchmark. If a quote in any Tamil Nadu city differs by more than a small handling margin, that difference is the jeweller's own premium, and it is negotiable.

916 is another way of writing 22 karat. It refers to 91.6 percent pure gold, with the remaining 8.4 percent made up of alloy metals that give the piece strength. On 18 karat the equivalent grade is 750, and on 14 karat it is 585.

916 carries the great majority of jewellery sold across Tamil Nadu, from Chennai's mainstream showroom pieces to Madurai's temple jewellery designs. The number is not marketing language. It is the purity grade stamped by a BIS recognised assaying and hallmarking centre, and it appears alongside the BIS logo and a six character HUID.

When you check the 916 gold rate in Tamil Nadu today, you are looking at this exact purity, not the 999 rate used for coins and bars. When you resell or exchange, the 916 grade determines the gold value you are credited, though temple jewellery pieces also carry separate value for their workmanship and stone setting.

The rate on this page is the metal price. What you pay at the counter adds two things: making charges, and GST at 3 percent on the total of metal plus making.

What making charges run in Tamil Nadu

• Plain chains and machine-made pieces | roughly 6 to 10 percent, often lower than North Indian averages given the scale of Chennai's organised jewellery retail
• Handcrafted traditional bridal work | roughly 12 to 18 percent
• Temple jewellery with kemp stone setting | priced well above standard making charges, reflecting the specialised handwork involved

A worked example

Take a 10 gram 22 karat chain with 8 percent making. Metal value is 10 grams at today's 916 rate. Add 8 percent of that as making charges. Add 3 percent GST on the subtotal. The final bill is roughly 11.2 percent above the pure metal value.

Tamil Nadu's large, competitive organised jewellery chains keep making charges comparatively transparent. Always ask for the making charge as a percentage in writing before comparing shops.

Every piece of gold jewellery sold in the notified districts of Tamil Nadu must carry three marks. Check all three before you pay.

• The BIS logo | the triangular Bureau of Indian Standards mark
• The purity grade | 916 for 22 karat, 750 for 18 karat, 585 for 14 karat
• The HUID | a six character alphanumeric code unique to the piece

Verify the HUID in the BIS Care app: enter the code and the app returns the registered purity, the article type and the hallmarking centre. If the details do not match the piece in your hand, walk away. Chennai has one of India's densest networks of BIS recognised assaying and hallmarking centres, so there is no reason to accept an unhallmarked piece anywhere in the state's major markets. For temple jewellery set with kemp stones, ask separately about the stone setting, since these are valued independently of the gold purity.

Insist on the HUID printed on the invoice as well. It ties the bill to the piece, which matters for insurance, resale and any future dispute.

Tamil Nadu carries a genuinely distinctive gold craft tradition, rooted in centuries of temple culture, that sets it apart from most other Indian markets.

Jewellery made to adorn deities

Temple jewellery originated as ornamentation crafted for temple deities and for Bharatanatyam dancers performing in temple courtyards, historically centred around Nagercoil and Thanjavur in the state's south. The style is instantly recognisable: elaborate gold pieces set with kemp stones, deep red and green faceted glass or gemstones, often depicting deities, peacocks and traditional South Indian motifs.

From temple ritual to bridal wardrobe

Over generations, temple jewellery moved from purely ritual use into mainstream Tamil bridal wear, and pieces such as the mango-shaped mangamalai and the layered addigai necklace remain a defining feature of Tamil weddings, worn alongside more conventional gold sets.

What this means for a buyer

Temple jewellery is priced for its intricate handwork and stone setting as much as its gold weight, so a straightforward per-gram comparison undersells it. If you want an authentic temple jewellery piece rather than plain gold jewellery, Chennai and Madurai's specialist jewellers, alongside artisan clusters connected to Nagercoil and Thanjavur, are the places to look.

Tamil Nadu offers one of India's deepest jewellery trades, spanning temple craft heritage and modern branded retail.

The traditional markets

• Chennai's jewellery districts | the state's benchmark market and a major national jewellery trading hub
• Coimbatore | a major industrial centre with a strong retail jewellery trade
• Madurai | a historic temple city with a deep-rooted traditional and temple jewellery culture

What to check wherever you buy

• BIS hallmark with HUID on every piece
• The day's rate displayed and the making charge quoted as a percentage in writing
• A proper GST invoice carrying weight, purity, rate, making and HUID
• The buyback and exchange policy in writing before the sale, not after

Certified online retail adds transparent per-piece pricing, certification and doorstep insurance-backed delivery, and for lab grown diamond jewellery set in hallmarked gold it is often the most price-efficient route across the state.

You have three honest routes and one to avoid.

Exchange at a jeweller. The most common route for upgrading old jewellery. Hallmarked pieces are credited at the day's rate for their stamped purity; unhallmarked pieces are assayed first, and that deduction is where the negotiation happens.

Sale to the jeweller who sold it. If the piece carries the original invoice and HUID, most established Chennai and Madurai jewellers publish a buyback policy.

Gold loans. Widely offered by banks and NBFCs across Tamil Nadu, letting you access funds against jewellery without selling it.

Avoid unlicensed street buyers, whatever rate they promise. Weighing and purity testing you cannot observe is where sellers lose money.

Gold buying in Tamil Nadu follows the Tamil festive calendar closely, layered with national occasions.

• Akshaya Tritiya | a major gold buying day across the state
• Aadi month | traditionally seen as less auspicious for major purchases in parts of Tamil culture, though jewellers commonly run promotions through it to offset the lull
• Diwali and Dhanteras | the national festive peak
• Wedding season | when bridal sets, including temple jewellery pieces, dominate purchases

Two practical notes. Festive days concentrate demand, so premiums and making charge discounts both move; the headline rate does not become cheaper because the day is auspicious. And for a wedding purchase, buying the metal in instalments across the preceding months converts an impossible timing decision into a simple averaging plan.

Taxes on gold are set nationally, so nothing here is specific to Tamil Nadu, but three layers matter to every buyer.

At purchase. GST at 3 percent applies on the value of the metal plus making charges. On imported metal, customs duty and cess are already inside the quoted rate before GST is added.

At sale. Profit on physical gold held over the qualifying period is taxed as long term capital gains; shorter holdings are taxed at your slab rate. The invoice from your original purchase establishes the cost basis, which is one more reason to keep it.

Large cash purchases. PAN is mandatory above the prescribed transaction threshold, and jewellers report high value cash transactions. Paying digitally with a proper invoice is both cleaner and safer.

None of this is tax advice; thresholds and rates change with the Finance Act. For a large transaction, confirm the current rules with a chartered accountant before you buy or sell.

Gold is a store of value with no counterparty, which is why Indian households hold more of it than any other population on earth. That does not make it riskless. The rupee price swings, sometimes sharply, and long flat stretches have followed every major rally.

What gold does reliably is diversify. It tends to hold or gain value precisely when financial assets are under stress, which is the moment diversification is worth having. Most advisers land somewhere between 5 and 15 percent of a portfolio in gold, held for years rather than traded.

The form matters as much as the timing. Coins and bars carry minimal making cost and recover the most value on exit. Jewellery carries making charges you do not recover, so it is part ornament and part investment, and in Tamil Nadu, temple jewellery pieces add genuine craft value on top of that, which is real but harder to liquidate at a predictable price than plain gold. Paper routes, gold ETFs and mutual funds, remove storage risk entirely.

For most Tamil Nadu households the practical answer is a mix: ornament and temple-style craft gold bought for weddings and occasions, and simple, easily verified investment gold, coins or small bars, bought as savings.

Tamil Nadu's ancient temples, many centuries old, have long received gold offerings and jewellery donations from devotees, a practice that runs alongside the state's temple jewellery craft tradition worn by dancers and deities alike.

This devotional dimension adds a genuinely distinct layer to gold's cultural role in Tamil Nadu beyond personal jewellery and investment.

The Nattukottai Chettiars of the Chettinad region in Tamil Nadu are a prosperous mercantile community with a genuine, centuries old trading heritage, historically linked to banking and commerce across South and Southeast Asia.

Their distinctive kaluthiru marriage necklace, an elaborate gold piece specific to Chettiar wedding tradition, reflects gold's genuinely deep cultural and ceremonial role in this community.

Coimbatore is genuinely the largest gold jewellery manufacturing centre in Tamil Nadu, home to a dense cluster of skilled artisan workshops that supply retail jewellers across the state and beyond.

Chennai, by contrast, functions as South India's largest wholesale and retail hub, home to more than 3,000 jewellers, giving Tamil Nadu's gold trade two genuinely distinct commercial centres.

South India accounts for a genuinely disproportionate share of India's gold consumption nationally, and Tamil Nadu consistently tops the list of southern states in gold purchases, reflecting the metal's deep cultural centrality here.

The state is home to at least 10,000 jewellers, a genuinely dense retail network that gives buyers considerable choice across cities and towns.

Pongal, the four day harvest festival celebrated every January, is one of Tamil Nadu's most significant cultural occasions, and gold buying forms a genuine part of the celebration for many families here.

Jewellers across the state typically see a meaningful seasonal uplift in the days leading into Pongal, alongside their Akshaya Tritiya and Diwali preparations later in the year.

Wedding season demand for gold jewellery peaks across Tamil Nadu alongside the broader national wedding calendar, with the bride's family traditionally gifting a substantial set of gold jewellery known locally as seer varisai.

Jewellers typically stock their widest bridal gold range, including temple jewellery designs, in the weeks leading into this window.

Akshaya Tritiya, considered universally auspicious for buying gold, adds a significant peak to Tamil Nadu's calendar, complementing Pongal and Diwali as major annual buying occasions.

This gives Tamil Nadu's gold retailers multiple genuinely significant annual peaks to plan stock and staffing around.

Gold in India traded around 26,000 to 29,000 rupees per 10 grams in 2015 and 2016 for 24 karat purity, crossed 50,000 rupees per 10 grams in 2020, and reached around 62,000 to 65,000 rupees per 10 grams by 2023.

Gold's rise accelerated through 2024 and 2025, crossing 1,00,000 rupees per 10 grams during 2025. Tamil Nadu's rates, priced off the national IBJA benchmark, have tracked this national curve throughout.

Gold demand is driven overwhelmingly by investment and central bank reserves rather than industrial use. Central banks worldwide, including the Reserve Bank of India, have been consistent net buyers in recent years.

India remains one of the world's largest gold consumers and imports the large majority of its requirement, making national import duty and policy a genuine influence on domestic prices, including in Tamil Nadu.

Gold is generally less volatile than silver day to day, since it lacks silver's industrial demand component. Both metals have delivered strong returns over the last decade.

Equity markets have historically delivered higher long run returns than precious metals, but with far more volatility. Debt instruments give predictable, lower returns with minimal price risk.

In Tamil Nadu, gold's role in a household's savings is usually a stable, portable holding tied to weddings, Pongal and temple offerings.

Physical gold from a Tamil Nadu jeweller gives you something to hold, gift or wear, but attracts 3 percent GST, requires safe storage, and jewellery carries making charges not recovered on resale.

Gold ETFs let you hold gold electronically without storage or GST, through a regular demat account. The Sovereign Gold Bond scheme was discontinued for new issuance.

Both physical gold and gold ETFs are taxed the same way, at 12.5 percent on long term capital gains without indexation for holdings over 12 months.

India imports the large majority of the gold it consumes, cleared through customs before reaching refiners and jewellers, including the volumes distributed into Tamil Nadu through Chennai and manufactured in Coimbatore.

Gold has almost no industrial demand nationally, and Tamil Nadu's own economy, running on manufacturing, textiles and IT alongside agriculture, reflects this: the state's gold trade is driven overwhelmingly by retail jewellery, investment and the festival and wedding calendar.

• 24 karat gold: 99.9 percent pure, used for coins and bars
• 22 karat or 916 gold: 91.6 percent pure, the traditional Indian jewellery standard
• Pavan: the traditional South Indian unit equal to 8 grams, commonly used for quoting gold in Tamil Nadu
• Making charges: the fee a jeweller adds for crafting a piece
• HUID: the unique six digit hallmark identification number
• IBJA: the India Bullion and Jewellers Association, source of the national reference rate

As gold prices have climbed, a meaningful share of buyers here has shifted toward lighter weight pieces and more diamond or stone work relative to pure gold weight, following the same national pattern seen across India.

Tamil Nadu's genuinely strong wedding gifting culture, including the traditional seer varisai, means this shift shows up as design adjustment rather than buyers skipping purchases altogether.

Gold retail in Tamil Nadu is shaped decisively by the state's position as India's leading gold consuming state, Coimbatore's manufacturing scale, and a festival calendar built around Pongal, Akshaya Tritiya and the wedding season.

This combination gives Tamil Nadu's gold market a genuinely distinct scale and character among Indian states.

Gold and property serve fundamentally different purposes. Property in Chennai or elsewhere in Tamil Nadu requires a large upfront commitment and is illiquid. Gold can be bought and sold in small increments and converted to cash within minutes.

Most households in Tamil Nadu do not choose between the two. Property tends to serve as a long term family asset, while gold serves as a portable, liquid store of wealth for weddings and emergencies alike.

If you are in Tamil Nadu and considering a gold or lab grown diamond jewellery purchase, Lucira offers hallmarked gold and certified lab grown diamond pieces with transparent, itemised pricing and doorstep delivery, so you can compare designs and pricing without needing to visit multiple local shops in person.

Every Lucira piece is priced against the live daily rate shown on this page, with making charges and certification costs shown separately.

A proper invoice from a Tamil Nadu jeweller should show the net gold weight in grams, the karat purity, the rate applied per gram that day, the making charge, and GST at 3 percent applied on the metal plus making charge combined.

If a piece carries stones, including temple jewellery designs, the invoice should state the net gold weight separately from the gross weight. A hallmarked piece should also show the HUID number, verifiable through the BIS CARE app.

• A quoted rate below the day's published benchmark, which usually means lower purity than claimed
• Gross weight billed as if it were net gold weight on temple jewellery or stone set pieces
• Making charges quoted verbally but not itemised on the final bill

Always confirm the current BIS hallmark and HUID independently through the BIS CARE app rather than taking a seller's word for it.

Gold does not tarnish, but secure storage still matters given its value density. A bank locker in Chennai, Coimbatore or Madurai remains the most secure option for larger holdings.

A home safe is a reasonable middle ground for smaller quantities. Keep your original purchase invoice with your stored gold, since it establishes purity, weight and cost basis if you need to sell or claim insurance later.

Many jewellers across Tamil Nadu offer monthly instalment schemes where you deposit a fixed amount each month for around 11 months, with a bonus instalment added at the end.

Before joining one, confirm in writing whether redemption is locked at deposit day rates or redemption day rates, and check whether the bonus is forfeited if you exit early.

Under rules applicable for financial year 2025 to 2026, profit on physical gold or gold ETFs held for more than 12 months is taxed as long term capital gains at 12.5 percent without indexation. Holdings sold within 12 months are taxed at your income tax slab rate.

Your gain is calculated as the sale price minus your original purchase cost, including making charges, which is why keeping your original invoice matters. Confirm current rules with a chartered accountant before a large sale.

There is no legal ceiling on gold ownership in India. CBDT safe harbour limits allow a married woman up to 500 grams, an unmarried woman up to 250 grams, and a man up to 100 grams without seizure during a tax search, even without documentation.

Cash payments for a single gold purchase above the prescribed threshold require your PAN card, and payments above two lakh rupees in cash for a single transaction are not permitted regardless of PAN.

For cash purchases above the prescribed threshold, you must furnish your PAN card. Always insist on a GST compliant invoice listing weight, purity, rate and making charge.

Payments above two lakh rupees in cash for a single transaction are not permitted regardless of PAN.

Gold jewellery typically attracts a melting or deduction charge at resale, so ask any Tamil Nadu jeweller for their exact deduction policy in advance.

This deduction lowers the effective return on jewellery compared with reselling 24 karat coins or bars, which typically carry little to no deduction.

Several apps offer digital gold purchases that track the live rate without requiring physical storage, available in Tamil Nadu the same as anywhere else in India.

Digital gold typically carries a small spread between buy and sell prices, and is best suited to buyers who want gold price exposure without visiting a jeweller.

• Jewellery from a Tamil Nadu jeweller: wearable and giftable, but making charges reduce resale value
• 24 karat coins and bars: lowest making cost, best for pure savings
• Gold ETFs: no storage or GST, held in a demat account

Most households here use a mix, wedding and festival jewellery for cultural occasions, and coins, bars or ETFs for pure savings.