Traditional GajaLaxmi Vilakku Oil Lamp Handcrafted With Peacocks - Ht 22 cm x W 18 cm x Dia 14 cm red silk handcrafted by skilled artisans of

handcrafted by skilled artisans of South India

joy and prosperity to all

Before modern thermal flasks and insulated containers

Open spouts of this type have an old history in western India and infact several fragments of earthenware vessels with a spout from Harappan sites such as Kot Diji were collected from the excavations have revealed this particular spouted vessel type

The "Deepam"or the light of the lamp denotes and illuminates knowledge and eradicates the darkness and the ignorance in us

Traditional GajaLaxmi Vilakku Oil Lamp Handcrafted With Peacocks - Ht 22 cm x W 18 cm x Dia 14 cm red silk handcrafted by skilled artisans ofThe Gajalakshmi Vilakku, a traditional Kerala oil lamp with Lakshmi Goddess of wealth surrounded by 7 oil lamps or diyas is crafted in solid brass with beautiful peacocks on either side and a delicately crafted filigree prabhavali making this lamp even more graceful. This exquisite lamp is often used in the worship of Goddess Bhagavathi (goddess in Sanskrit) which is the general way people refer to the Hindu goddesses in Kerala, Goa and Maharashtra