{"product_id":"deepa-devi-carved-brass-oil-lamp-with-elephant-handle-set-of-2","title":"Kamala Deepa— Carved Brass Oil Lamp with Elephant Handle | Set of 2","description":"\u003cp class=\"tagline\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"The oldest act of devotion in India. In the most beautiful brass lamp you will ever hold.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"desc-text\"\u003eThe diya is the first object of every puja in India. Before the deity is invoked, before the flower is offered, before a word of prayer is spoken — the lamp is lit. It is the signal that sacred time has begun. It is the boundary between the ordinary and the devotional. And in a home that takes this ritual seriously, the lamp it burns in matters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"em\"\u003eKamala Deepa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a hand-cast solid brass puja diya of extraordinary craft. Its wide, deep oil bowl tapers to a classic\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"em\"\u003eboat-shaped spout\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e— the traditional pancha-deepa form that has held wicks since the earliest temples of South India. The bowl sits on a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"em\"\u003eraised engraved pedestal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewhose surface is covered in deep-relief lotus petals and foliate bands — the lotus being both the symbol of Lakshmi and the iconographic signature of every sacred space in India. At the back of the bowl, a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"em\"\u003ecircular ring handle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etopped with a small Makara (mythical sea creature) head allows the lamp to be carried during aarti processions without burning the hand.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe interior of the bowl glows a deep\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"em\"\u003eliquid gold\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewhen oil is added — brass taking on the colour of the flame it will hold. Light a cotton wick, and the Kamala Deepa does what it was cast to do — it makes the room sacred.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUse it for daily pooja, for aarti, for Diwali, for Karthikai, for every dusk when the home needs a flame lit in it.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"em\"\u003eThe Kamala Deepa is not a decorative piece that is occasionally used. It is a ritual object that is occasionally admired.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"desc-text\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kanasu Artifacts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46523303657671,"sku":null,"price":1850.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0729\/5208\/6727\/files\/kamala-deepa-carved-brass-oil-lamp-with-elephant-handle-set-of-2-4145818.png?v=1778374687","url":"https:\/\/kanasu-artifacts.com\/products\/deepa-devi-carved-brass-oil-lamp-with-elephant-handle-set-of-2","provider":"Kanasu Artifacts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}