Vertical brass bell string with nine bells on four cast panels of seated deities, antique finish - Peetal Parampara

Antique Brass Hanging Bells with Deity Panels

Rs. 2,399.00

Antique Brass Hanging Bells with Deity Panels

Name: Antique Brass Hanging Bells with Deity Panels
Brand: PEETAL PARAMPARA
SKU: PP-BR-POO-GHA-068
Price: 2399.0 INR
Availability: InStock

Nine brass bells hang from four cast deity panels linked in a vertical string.

Rs. 2,399.00

Price includes GST.

Weight: 800g

Material: Brass, unlacquered
Finish: Antique, with darkened recesses
Panels: Four square cast panels, each framed by a milled border
Iconography: Ganesha on the second panel, Saraswati with a veena on the third
Use: Hung at a doorway or over the mandir arch and sounded on the way in
In the box: 1 brass hanging bell string with nine bells

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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.

Four square panels hang one under the other on plain rings, each panel framed by a milled border and carrying a figure cast in relief. Ganesha sits on the second panel and Saraswati plays a veena on the third. Two bells swing from crescent hooks at the sides of every panel, and a ninth hangs alone from the bottom ring, lower than the rest so it is the one a hand catches first.

Technique

Antique

What is it?

A hanging bell string is the vertical run of small bells hung at a doorway or over a mandir arch, sounded by a hand or by the door as it swings.

Also known as hanging ghanti, a bell string, temple bells, door bells or pital ghanti mala.

What is in the box?

1 brass hanging bell string with nine bells

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, 800 g across the panels, the rings and the nine bells. The dark sitting in the recesses is the antique finish rather than a coating that could flake off the raised work.

Will it look exactly like the photograph?

No two are the same. Each bell is cast and finished by hand, so they differ a little in wall thickness and in tone, and the string never hangs with all nine at exactly the level shown here.

Is this the same as a pooja ghanti?

No. A pooja ghanti is the single handled bell rung during aarti. A hanging string stays fixed at the door and is sounded by a hand or by the door itself.

How do I clean it after pooja?

A dry cloth over the bells and the raised figures, nothing more. Lemon, salt or tamarind will strip the dark out of the recesses and the panels will read flat.