Material - Brass
Height - 6 Inch
Weight - 0.250 gm
Illuminate your space with elegance and tradition using our 6 Inch Kapoor Lamp Diya Brass. Crafted with intricate detail, this Pacha Karpooram Vilakku exudes timeless beauty and cultural significance. Elevate your home decor and spiritual practices with this exquisite Kapoor lamp.
The traditional South Indian brass oil lamp represents one of the oldest and most universally observed expressions of the human impulse toward the sacred. Across the diversity of South Indian languages, communities, and religious traditions, the act of lighting a lamp before an act of worship, at the beginning of an auspicious occasion, or simply at the dawn and dusk hours of the day has been a constant, unifying spiritual practice for thousands of years. In performing this simple, beautiful gesture, the modern devotee participates in an unbroken chain of spiritual intention that stretches back to the earliest civilisations of the Indian subcontinent.
Brass has been the material of choice for South Indian sacred lamps across this entire span of spiritual history, and with good reason. Its warm, golden colour creates an inviting visual harmony with the flame it holds, its thermal properties allow it to retain and radiate the lamp's warmth effectively, and its durability ensures that a quality brass lamp will serve a family for generations without losing its functional or aesthetic qualities. The antimicrobial properties of copper-based alloys — now well-documented by modern science — also make brass an appropriate choice for the oil vessels that hold the sacred flame in daily proximity to worshippers.
This lamp is crafted to the standards that South Indian families have always expected from quality sacred objects: functional excellence that ensures safe and reliable daily use, aesthetic beauty that contributes to the dignity of the worship space, and durability that promises a lifetime of faithful service. Whether placed in a formal puja room, a simple home altar, or a devotional corner of the bedroom, this lamp will create a centre of sacred light and warmth that elevates the quality of every worship session performed in its presence.
As a gift, this vilakku carries the timeless wish that the recipient's life and home be filled with divine light. Whether for a wedding, a housewarming, Diwali, Karthigai Deepam, or any auspicious occasion in the South Indian Hindu calendar, a quality brass lamp is always welcomed as a practical expression of spiritual goodwill that will be used and appreciated for years to come. Polish regularly with tamarind paste to maintain its beautiful golden brilliance.
Adyar Handicrafts is proud to supply this traditional South Indian brass oil lamp as part of our commitment to making authentic sacred objects available to devotees who value quality, tradition, and genuine spiritual integrity. Light it faithfully twice daily with pure ghee or sesame oil, and allow the steady sacred flame to transform your home into a genuine sanctuary of divine light and devotional warmth. A lamp lit with sincere intention before the household deity twice daily is one of the most powerful and consistently reliable practices for maintaining the quality of divine presence in the home across all the seasons and circumstances of family life.
