relic of dhokra
The Dhokra Damar tribes are the traditional blacksmiths of West Bengal. Named after his tribe; his infamous lost-wax casting technique is called Dhokra metal casting. The tribes stretch from Jharkhand to West Bengal and Orissa and are known to be the distant cousins of the Chhattisgarh Dhokras.
Decorative Bronze Wire Work Religious Prayer Bowl
Since ages, Urlis or Urlis, the vintage style Indian bowls, have been used for cooking and beautifying the home and other significant space areas.
The urli is easily recognizable due to its distinctive shape. It is an attractive and welcoming decorative addition to the environment.
Especially the handmade brass urli created according to time-honored traditions brings the touch of history to your pleasant abode.
Use the container in the traditional way and fill it with water and then place artificial or real flowers on top. Or, alternatively, you can float artificial candles on the surface; that reflect beautifully when lit.
The urli transforms the setting into peaceful solitude and the floats add a touch of colorful and festive elegance. Beautify your home with this traditional Indian ornamental design! These ancient Indian tribal brass are also used as spiritual prayer bowls in some homes.
And since they come without handles, these artistic urlis are often found as decorative pieces of ornamentation in some homes or later found to live in the environment as exotic potholders for houseplants or unique birdbaths.
Vintage Brass Lady Statue
Pieces or statues, offered in various designs declared to be handmade, made by skilled artisans in India. This stunning 12-inch vintage handmade brass figurine of a woman fills your living room with artistic eloquence.
Some consider it modern, others find it sophisticated, and still others quirky. Traditional practices, skills and manual processes are various techniques used to create this product.
Brass Shiv Parvati with Ganesha statue
The divine family of Shaivite custom is Shiva, Parvati and Ganesha. Imagery is embodied in this. It represents Shiva as the destroyer and also the restorer, Parvati symbolized as Shakti and Ganesha as the one who formulates all the particles and the dynamism.
This is expressly designed for the good looking home and office that you constantly desire. Featuring Shiv Parvati and Ganesha, this centerpiece is handcrafted like a family statue. Created by artistic hands, this piece can be placed at your adornment point.
To mark it as a product for life, the material of high excellence is used for its Beautification. It certifies the melodious relationship in the hearts of the family members when it is kept inside your home.
Handmade bronze holy water pot
A Kalash also indicated that kalasha or kalasa is a metallic (brass, silver, copper or gold) holy water pot used for traditional purposes and often filled with holy water or charnamrit. It has a bulky base and smaller mouth so it’s enough to grab a coconut.
From time to time “Kalasha” is also filled with water and covered with a circle of mango leaves and a coconut. This type of union in Hindu rites is often illustrated in Hindu iconography.
The Purna-Kalasha is an auspicious sign representing Ganesha’s mother, Gauri, the goddess of domestic abundance or Lakshmi or Ganesha remover of obstacles.
The Purna-Kalasha is always idolized in all Hindu celebrations like weddings, Griha Pravesha, child naming, havan (fire sacrifice), Vaastu dosha alteration and daily worship and childbirth, as a mother divinity or Devi. Classic water pots o Kalasha denotes material matter: a fertility vessel (the soil and the womb) that nurtures life.
The desired phase of fertility is indicated by mango leaves and associated with Kama (the God of Love). Power and wealth are characterized by the coconut, which is also known as a cash crop. And the life-giving capacity of the Environment is exemplified by the water in the pot.
Sometimes the coconut is tied with a red cloth and red thread; the upper parts of the coconut (called Shira or head) are exposed. A polyester thread is knotted throughout the metal pot. The head of the coconut is kept facing the sky.
The Kalasha is also seen as auspicious in Jainism. It is also found as an ornamental subject in Indian sculpture and design. Beginning in the fifth era, the Kalasha theme was used to embellish backgrounds and prop assets. In the Andhra Pradesh state of India, the Kalasha is a part of the authorized state symbol.
On all essential occasions, a Kalash is donned with due custom. It is usually located near the entrance as a welcome sign. The Kalasha is seen as a sign of profusion, immortality, and understanding because it also contains Amrita, the elixir of life.
In Hindu iconography, the Kalasha is frequently seen as a trait, held by Hindu deities such as Lord Shiva, the teacher and destroyer, Lakshmi, who idolizes prosperity, and Brahma, the symbolic creator.