The beauty of Indian homes is that most of them have something of the temple aura. This is because there is an altar in some corner in all of them - from whole rooms designated as the poojana-kaksha to small, mobile mandirs such as the one you see on this page.
It is sculpted from dark, burnished brass, which makes for a lustrous, almost glowing finish. It is wide and high-ceilinged, which is ample for the daily poojana of your household.
The base features a panel of thickly done latticework, after the architectural style of ancient temples of the North. Beneath the same is a panel of downward-facing lotus petals, the lines and folds of each carved with remarkable precision and attention to detail. In fact, no Indian temple is complete without the lotus-petal motif, a symbol of peace, beauty, and compassion.
Taking after a similar style are the four pillars that support the gorgeous roof of this work. It is multi-tiered, with each of the surfaces of the tiers studded with a bunch of stoopas. Each of the tiers is carved with more lotus petals. A bunch of slender bells dangle from the frontal edge of the ceiling, with some dangling sideways also. The aura of this superbly sculpted altar is perfect for your ishtadevataa (the deity closest to one’s sadhana).
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