ఇత్తడి · ఇంటి నిశ్శబ్ద సాక్షి
Hand-cast in Kumbakonam, Swamimalai, and Nachiarkoil — the temple towns of Tamil Nadu where the lost-wax method has been practiced for a thousand years. Brass and panchaloha idols, traditional kuthu vilakku lamps, gajalakshmi lamps, kalasham, and full puja sets.
In the temple towns of Kumbakonam and Swamimalai in Tamil Nadu, idols are still cast using madhuchhista vidhana — the lost-wax method — exactly as the Chola bronzes were cast a thousand years ago.
A wax model is sculpted, packed in clay, and the molten brass — or panchaloha, the five-metal alloy of gold, silver, copper, tin, and lead — is poured into the cavity left when the wax melts away. The clay is broken once, and only once. Every idol you receive is a single, unique cast.
Watch the foundry →Mix half a cup of cow's milk in lukewarm water. Wipe the idol clean with a soft cotton cloth. The included akshintalu (turmeric rice) sachet is offered in your first prayer.
A pinch of salt rubbed into a soft tamarind ball, applied with a cotton cloth. Never use Pitambari, Brasso or kitchen brass cleaners — they strip the patina.
Once a year, on a Friday, a full milk-and-honey wash. Dry thoroughly. Re-place on the puja shelf with fresh flowers. The patina deepens with the years — that is right, not wrong.
Madhuchhista vidhana — the method temples have trusted for a millennium. Every idol is a single unique cast.
Kumbakonam, Swamimalai, Nachiarkoil, or Moradabad — listed on every product page. No "Tamil Nadu (TN)" handwave.
We weigh on a calibrated scale before listing. The number on the page is the number on your invoice.
Turmeric rice for the first puja, included with every idol. So your day-one aarti needs nothing else.
A simple, respectful washing-and-care card before first use. Honoured, not preachy.
Bubble-wrap and wood-shaving inside double-walled cartons. Idols arrive unscratched, lamps arrive un-dented.