Traditional GajaLaxmi Vilakku Oil Lamp Handcrafted With Peacocks - Ht 22 cm x W 18 cm x Dia 14 cm red silk Beautifully handcrafted in brass with

Beautifully handcrafted in brass with a rich dark patina acquired over decades

Before modern thermal flasks and insulated containers

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

handcrafted by skilled artisans of South India

This sculpture with the lamp when lit

Traditional GajaLaxmi Vilakku Oil Lamp Handcrafted With Peacocks - Ht 22 cm x W 18 cm x Dia 14 cm red silk Beautifully handcrafted in brass withThe 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