{"product_id":"elephant-diya-pair","title":"Elephant Diyas — Set of 2","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwo elephants in German Silver, trunks raised, each carrying a deep chased bowl on its back. The bowls are worked all the way round with flower medallions inside a beaded rim, the bodies with caparison panels, and the ears, eyes and toenails are modelled rather than suggested.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThey are lamps, not ornaments\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLook into either bowl and there is \u003cstrong\u003ea turned pin standing at the centre of the well\u003c\/strong\u003e. It holds a cotton batti upright instead of letting it slide to the rim and drown, and it will equally take a cube of camphor for aarti. The well around it is left smooth and unengraved, so oil pools cleanly and tips out without catching in the pattern.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThat is what separates this from the elephant figurines it will sit next to in a search result. You can light them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy elephants, and why a pair\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe elephant with its trunk raised is read in Indian households as a welcoming figure, which is why pairs of them end up flanking a doorway, a threshold or a pooja shelf rather than standing alone. Gajalakshmi — Lakshmi attended by elephants — is the image behind the association.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePractically, a pair gives you options a single piece does not: one either side of a door or a mandir, both on a mantel, or split across two rooms and lit together at Diwali.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eLighting them\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTil oil or ghee with a cotton batti wound onto the pin. Fill the well about two-thirds — filled to the brim, oil creeps over the edge as the metal warms.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe metal gets hot and there is no handle anywhere on this piece.\u003c\/strong\u003e Let it cool before you move it, and lift it by the elephant's body rather than the bowl.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStand them on a hard, level surface, clear of cloth and curtains, and do not leave them burning unattended.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eMaterial and care\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGerman Silver is an alloy of copper, nickel and zinc. There is no silver in it — the name describes the colour, not the content. There is no gold polish anywhere on this pair; it is the bare alloy throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWipe the oil out the same day.\u003c\/strong\u003e Old oil goes sticky, then dark, and it is far harder to shift a week later than an hour later.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarm water and mild soap for the wells. A dry cotton cloth on the chased surfaces.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNo metal polish on the chasing.\u003c\/strong\u003e The flower work on the bowls and the caparison on the bodies is fine and shallow — polish flattens it, and the darkness that settles into the cuts is exactly what makes the pattern read.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey will darken over a few months. That is tarnish, not damage — the \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/care-guide\"\u003ecare guide\u003c\/a\u003e has the method.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWho they are for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the piece at the top of our range, and it is built as a \u003cstrong\u003egriha pravesh\u003c\/strong\u003e gift before anything else — a pair of lamps for a threshold, given on the day the lamps are first lit. It also works for Diwali and Dhanteras, a significant wedding gift, and senior corporate gifting where one box has to carry the whole relationship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eIn the box\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo elephant diyas, German Silver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNavy velvet gift box with a cream satin lining and a brass clasp\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOil, batti and camphor are not included. The flowers, lanterns and props in the photographs are styling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes GST.\u003c\/strong\u003e Prepaid only — we do not offer cash on delivery. Dispatched within 48 hours and shipped free anywhere in India, being above the Rs 1,999 threshold.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rajat Veda","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54210776269097,"sku":"RV-ELE-02","price":3899.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0968\/1525\/1753\/files\/rajat-veda-elephant-02-pair-styled.jpg?v=1790003638","url":"https:\/\/rajatveda.com\/products\/elephant-diya-pair","provider":"Rajat Veda","version":"1.0","type":"link"}