Antique Brass Parrot Diya with Bell

Name: Antique Brass Parrot Diya with Bell
Brand: PEETAL PARAMPARA
SKU: PP-BR-POO-PAR-074
Price: 1799.0 INR
Availability: InStock

A cast brass parrot diya with a side oil pan and a bell hung below the arm.

Rs. 1,799.00

Price includes GST.

Weight: 700g

Material: Brass, unlacquered
Finish: Antique, with darkened recesses
Wicks: One, in the pinched spout at the end of the oval pan
Base: Square stepped base under a turned stem
Use: Lit on the mandir shelf, with the bell sounded by hand at the aarti
In the box: 1 brass parrot diya with a hanging bell

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Each piece is shaped and finished by hand, so small differences in weight, size, finish and surface marking are normal and no two are identical. Colour on screen can differ from the metal in daylight. Handmade in India.

The bird sits at the top of a turned stem on a square stepped base, tail sweeping down the left in long feathered strokes. An arm curves out to the right and carries an oval pan with a ridged lip and one pinched spout. A small bell hangs from a scrolled bracket under that arm, free to swing.

Technique

Antique

What is it?

A decorative diya carries its oil pan on a cast stand worked as a figure or a motif, so the lamp reads as a standing piece on the mandir shelf when no wick is lit in it.

Also known as a parrot deepam, bird oil lamp, mandir diya, pital deepak or decorative oil lamp.

What is in the box?

1 brass parrot diya with a hanging bell

How do I look after it?

Wash by hand with a mild dishwashing liquid and a soft sponge. Dry fully with a cloth before putting it away — water left standing is what causes spotting.
Brass darkens. It reacts with air and with the oils on your hands, and a piece in daily use will dull within weeks. That is the metal telling you it is not plated.
To bring the shine back on the raised surfaces: a soft dry cloth, and nothing more. The dark in the recesses is the finish, not dirt — lemon, salt and tamarind will strip it out and the pattern will flatten.
Do not use steel wool, scouring pads or bleach.
Not dishwasher safe. Not microwave safe.
If you would rather it stayed dark, leave it alone — a settled patina protects the surface.

How was it made?

Antique

Handmade in India

Every piece finished by hand

Solid metal

No plating, nothing to chip

Weighed and listed

In grams, on almost every page

Tin lining stated

Where a vessel is lined, we say so

Questions about this piece

Is this brass solid or plated?

Solid cast brass at 700 g, with the weight sitting low in the square base so the arm and the pan do not tip it. The feather cuts run into the metal rather than over a coating.

Will it look exactly like the photograph?

No. Every casting is filed and finished by hand, so the crest, the beak and the sweep of the tail differ from one lamp to the next, and the antique darkening sits where it settles.

Can I use ghee instead of oil?

Yes. The pan is shallow and open, so ghee melts through soon after the wick catches. It sets hard again as the lamp cools, so wipe the pan out before it is put away.

How do I clean it after pooja?

Wipe the pan while it is still warm and the oil comes off in one pass. A soft dry brush gets into the feather cuts. Keep lemon and salt off the bird, or the dark lifts out of the carving.