Antique Brass Ganesh Standing Diya

Name: Antique Brass Ganesh Standing Diya
Brand: Peetal Parampara
SKU: PP-BR-POO-GAN-045
Price: 11899.0 INR
Availability: InStock

A brass standing diya with a seated four-armed Ganesh above the oil bowl.

Rs. 11,899.00

Rs. 11,899.00 Rs. 16,599.00

Price includes GST.

Weight: 4,200g

Material: Brass, unlacquered inside and out, cast and assembled
Finish: Antique, with darkened recesses and the raised work rubbed back to gold
Base: Domed, banded with punched dots over a twisted rope, on four cast scrolled feet
Use: Lit with oil and a cotton wick for daily pooja, aarti and festival evenings
In the box: 1 brass standing diya with a Ganesh figure

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Estimated, not a guarantee. Dispatched from Guwahati, Monday to Saturday.

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.

Ganesh sits four-armed on a lotus seat at the top of the stem, crowned with a tall conical crown, one hand open toward the room. Below him the oil bowl carries a flat lobed flange that steps out past the bowl in squared tabs, so spills run onto the flange instead of down the stem. Two cast scrolls brace the stem on either side, each curling in on itself. The domed base is ringed with a punched dot band above a twisted rope, and four cast feet lift the lamp clear of the shelf, each one worked with a scroll and a rosette. It takes two hands to lift the lamp and one steady hand to fill the bowl.

Technique

Antique

What is it?

A standing diya is a tall oil lamp on a weighted base, lit in a mandir or at a doorway, so the flame sits well above the ground rather than in the palm of a hand. The oil goes into an open pan.

Also known as a ganesh diya, ganpati deepam, pital standing lamp, kuthu vilakku or pooja oil lamp.

What is in the box?

1 brass standing diya with a Ganesh figure

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. The lamp weighs 4,200 g, which is cast metal the whole way through; a plated shell of the same size would come in at a fraction of that. Put it on a kitchen scale the day it arrives.

Will it look exactly like the photograph?

No two are the same. The antique finish is worked by hand, so the dark sits differently in the recesses of the crown and in the base band from one lamp to the next.

Is this the same as an aarti thali?

No. An aarti thali is a flat plate carried in the hand and circled before the deity. The lamp stands on its own base and stays where it is put.

How do I clean it after pooja?

Wipe the oil bowl out with a dry cloth while it is still warm, then a soft cloth over the body. Keep lemon and tamarind off it, since acid strips the dark out of the recesses and flattens the pattern.

Can I use ghee instead of oil?

Yes. Ghee burns shorter and leaves a firmer residue in the bowl, so wipe the bowl out the same evening rather than the next morning.

How many wicks does the bowl take?

We have not printed a count yet. The bowl is a single open well with a lobed flange over it, and the wick rests are being counted from the lamp in hand rather than from the photograph.

Will the brass go dark over time?

Yes. Unlacquered brass darkens as it is handled and as oil reaches it. The recesses are meant to stay dark on an antique finish, so let the raised surfaces brighten with use and leave the rest alone.