glass enamel on copper or silver - assorted sizes
Made by hereditary artisans in the temple town of Nathdwara, near Udaipur, in Rajasthan, India. They are attached onto the faces of the deity in a ritual of installing the god's presence in the idol that embodies it. Available in a wide variety of sizes.
container for fire ritual - assorted sizes
Copper is the traditional material for constructing these little braziers, used for performing havan ritual, or Yajna, according to Vedic tradition. Handcrafted by artisans in Banaras, India. Some dents and bends, made for function not for show, they are artlessly beautiful in their own right (rite?).
natural stone lingams - large and small
We sent these back from Omkareshwar, where we found them at a shop on the path to the great jyotirlinga temple of Shiva. Collected from the Narmada river for generations by the same families, they are used as a mystical representation of the god.
power objects from various traditions
Made by hereditary artisans in the temple town of Nathdwara, near Udaipur, in Rajasthan, India. They are attached onto the faces of the deity in a ritual of installing the god's presence in the idol that embodies it. Available in a wide variety of sizes.
supplies for Hindu
worship & spiritual life
TRPUGE1001
$1.75 each - free shipping
Our smallest eyes, for your teeny-tiny gods. 4mm x 2mm.
TRPUGE1002
$2.00 each - free shipping
Our second smallest size, for your teeny idols. 8mm x 4mm.
TRPUGE1003
$2.25 each - free shipping
XX-small sized eyes, enamel on silver.. 9mm x 4mm.
TRPUGE1004
$2.75 each - free shipping
X-small eyes with silver back, for your x-small gods. 13mm x 6mm.
TRPUGE1005
$2.50 each - free shipping
X-small eyes with copper back. Only one left! 13mm x 6mm.
TRPUGE1006
$3.00 each - free shipping
Small size eyes, enamel on silver back. 17mm x 8mm.
TRPUGE1007
$4.00 each - free shipping
X-small eyes with silver back, for your x-small gods. 21mm x 10mm.
TRPUGE1008
$5.50 each - free shipping
Medium-large eyes with silver back. 28mm x 13mm.
TRPUGE1009
$8.50 each - free shipping
Large size eyes, enamel on copper back. 31mm x 18mm.
TRPUGE1010
$12.50 each - free shipping
X-large eyes, glass enamel on copper back, 39mm x 20mm.
TRPUGE1011
$15.50 each - free shipping
Our largest eyes, glass enamel on copper back. 45mm x 22mm.
Gods' Eyes (Netra) - for Hindu Idols
Made by hereditary artisans in the temple town of Nathdwara, near Udaipur, in Rajasthan, India. They are meant to be stuck onto the faces of deities in a ritual of installing the god in the idol that embodies it. Glass enamel on copper or silver. Available in a wide variety of sizes.
Havan Kunds - containers for Yagna (fire ritual)
Copper is the preferred material for manufacturing these four-sided portable fire-pits used in Hindu fire ritual. Auspicious woods and twigs are used as kindling, sometimes with other aromatic plants or resins. Ghee is offered to feed the fire, while mantras are recited. These Havan Kunds are handcrafted in Benares (Varanasi), with no particular concern for aesthetics, though they have a rough hewn beauty that rises from that unconcern. They are utilitarian and functional, solidly made for repeated use. Hammered not to perfection, but as needed; never mind the bent edge, or the crimped corner. Feel free to hammer yours into shape. Use it on a safe, insulated, non-flammable surface, in a well-ventilated area that is not indoors.
TRPUHK1001
SOLD
smallest havan kund, all copper, hand made, 3" x 3" x 1".
SOLD on eBay
TRPUHK1002
$30.00 - free shipping
nice small havan kund, copper, hand made, 8.5" x 8.5" x 3"
TRPUHK1003
SOLD - free shipping
practical size, hand made, copper,
9" x 9" x 2.5".
SOLD on eBay
TRPUHK1004
$50 - free shipping
slightly larger, hand made, copper, 10" x 10" x 2.5".
TRPUHK1005
SOLD
raised design keeps heat off the floor, 9" x 9" x 3" (1.5" deep)
SOLD on eBay
Narmada River Shiva Lingams
Rocks rolling around in the Narmada River bed shape these stones into natural Shiva Lingams, sacred symbols of Lord Shiva, collected for centuries by generations of the same families. It may be that some of these stones are "finished" to remove irregularities, but it's a topic avoided by the sellers of these iconic stones who line the road leading to the great temple of Shiva at Omkareshwar, in Madhya Pradesh. Beautiful natural markings reveal the personalities of the individual lingams.
TRPUSL1002
$50.00 - free shipping
small, dark, attractive swirls and red marks, 4.25" x 2.25" (diam.).
TRPUSL1003
$120.00 - free shipping
dramatic markings on warm brown stone. 6" x 3.5" (diam.)
TRPUSL1004
$130.00 - free shipping
colorful bold natural markings on this lingam. 6" x 3.6" (diam.).
TRPUSL1005
$150.00 - free shipping
unusually long with beautiful concentric rings. 7.5".x 3.5"
TRPUSL1006
$185.00 - free shipping
larger stone with good marks on both sides, 7" x 4.25"
TRPUSL1001
$6.00 each - free shipping
for your miniature altar or medicine pouch. approx.14-18mm
Charms and Amulets
jantars, taweez, sacred threads and yantras - all are important to the spiritual daily life of Hindus, Muslims, and others throughout South Asia. They are symbols of devotion, promises of protection, embodying hopes for powers, fertility, or fortune. We find them "charming", to say the least, compelling in design, and beautiful without pretense.
TRPUCC1001
$8.00 - free shipping
folk charm dating from the hole punch coins of the British raj, features conch to signify goddess power of Lakshmi (fertility, abundance, wealth, good fortune).
TRPUCSGS1001
$12.00 - free shipping
pure village, Rajasthani silver, mysterious design acquired from silversmith who merely described it as "Devi" (goddess). Repousse silver, very small, light weight (see photo with penny for scale).
Hanuman - copper coin charm
TRPUCHANU1001
SOLD - free shipping
tiny copper alloy repousse 'coin' with crude image of the monkey god; a charm for health, healing, symbol of loyalty and supreme devotion (to Ram).
SOLD
Thai Standing Buddha - SOLD
standing Buddha, unspecified metal; hands appear to be in mudras signifying 'no fear' and 'granting boons.' 2-5/8" x 3/4", 0.9 oz. (Thailand)
SOLD on eBay
Naga Mini - copper serpent charm
TRPUSM1001
$4.00 - free shipping
tiny copper snakes! Naga symbolizes deep earth energy and the kundalini serpent power that yogis know as residing at the base of the spine. 2" long.