{"product_id":"pakshi-deepa-handcrafted-brass-aarti-oil-lamp-sacred-bird-figure-loop-handle-engraved-pedestal-antique-gold","title":"Pakshi Deepa - Handcrafted Brass Aarti Oil Lamp · Sacred Bird Figure · Loop Handle · Engraved Pedestal · Antique Gold","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Held in the hand. Waved before the deity. The oldest act of devotion, in the oldest material.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThere is a specific lamp form in South Indian temple and domestic ritual that is designed not to stand but to be \u003cspan class=\"em\"\u003eheld\u003c\/span\u003e — carried in the devotee's hand, waved in slow circles before the deity during aarti, the flame moving through the air as the offering is made. This is the \u003cspan class=\"em\"\u003eaarti deepam\u003c\/span\u003e — the hand-held oil lamp — and it is one of the oldest sacred objects in Indian ritual life. The \u003cspan class=\"em\"\u003ePakshi Deepa\u003c\/span\u003e is this lamp, made in the most beautiful way it has ever been made in the Kanasu collection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe composition is horizontal and purposeful: a \u003cspan class=\"em\"\u003ewide-rimmed oil bowl\u003c\/span\u003e with a scalloped edge sits on a short scrolled arm to the left, mounted on an engraved bell-shaped pedestal that anchors the entire piece. At the centre of the horizontal arm stands a \u003cspan class=\"em\"\u003efully detailed sacred bird\u003c\/span\u003e — cast in deep antique brass, its \u003cspan class=\"em\"\u003escale-engraved body alert\u003c\/span\u003e, its ornate crest of scrolled feathers rising behind the head, its open beak turned slightly forward as if announcing the aarti is about to begin. To the right of the bird, the arm extends into a \u003cspan class=\"em\"\u003elooped carrying handle\u003c\/span\u003e — engraved in rope-twist pattern, the loop sized for three fingers, the grip natural and balanced.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003cspan class=\"em\"\u003eengraved bell pedestal\u003c\/span\u003e — lotus petal lower band, vertical panel mid-section, beaded collar at the neck — gives the Pakshi Deepa its upright stability when placed on a surface and its visual weight when held in the hand. The entire piece is cast in \u003cspan class=\"em\"\u003edeep antique gold brass\u003c\/span\u003e — the shadows in every engraved recess darkening richly, the raised surfaces holding the warm gold that glows deepest when lit from the flame in the bowl beside it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLift it. Light the wick. Wave it slowly, three times, before whatever you consider sacred. \u003cspan class=\"em\"\u003eThe bird watches. The flame moves. The aarti is complete.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe only hand-held aarti lamp in the Kanasu collection.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Every other lamp in the catalogue is designed to stand — on a pedestal, on a surface, in a pair flanking a doorway. The Pakshi Deepa is the only lamp designed to be lifted, carried, and waved. Place it on the pooja room shelf when not in use — the horizontal form gives it a completely different presence from every other lamp beside it. Lift it for morning and evening aarti. It is the most functional sacred object in the Kanasu lamp collection and, held in the hand with a lit wick, the most beautiful.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Kanasu Artifacts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46648411390151,"sku":null,"price":2299.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0729\/5208\/6727\/files\/pakshi-deepa-handcrafted-brass-aarti-oil-lamp-sacred-bird-figure-loop-handle-engraved-pedestal-antique-gold-3218903.png?v=1781274786","url":"https:\/\/kanasu-artifacts.com\/products\/pakshi-deepa-handcrafted-brass-aarti-oil-lamp-sacred-bird-figure-loop-handle-engraved-pedestal-antique-gold","provider":"Kanasu Artifacts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}