Brass Lamp

Mantra’s range of Brass Lamps has a mixture of traditional and modern designs. Our brass lamps are used in temples and pooja rooms, selected by the poojari and the head of the family. Mantra Gold Coatings’ brass lamps employ the fine Nagasi work to bring out the features in these products. We have designs of Annapakshi, Annam, Sangu Chakram, Agal, Branch Lamps and various other traditional designs.

Mantra Gold Coatings has an interesting collection of Kuthu Vilakku Lamps, Gold Plated Diyas, and Traditional Oil Lamps. These lamps are used in temples, pooja rooms, meditation halls, prayer rooms, corporate offices and government functions. Light symbolizes the absence of darkness, grief and unhappiness. God’s first and foremost appearance is in the form of light which we call Divya Jyoti or the ‘divine light’.

These handcrafted brass lamps compose of 60% Copper and 40% Zinc. A simple test of understanding this metal is to polish it, after which if it shines almost like gold, then it is the right combination used. If it is dull gold or towards a greener shade of metal, it means more of zinc proportion is used in the making of this metal.

The master artisans have been working for generations to preserve this form of art. Care is taken from the composition of the metal to intricate nagas or hand embossing designs. These have to be pure, as this is the closest to the divine. The lamp holds the Agni and inspires us to dispel darkness from our lives. The offering to God, always is meant to be bright and that’s why, people keep polishing it or buffing it.

Of course, the metal oxidises or becomes dull. More so this happens in humid climates closer to the sea. The best way to handle this is with the traditional process of tamarind paste, lemon juice, vinegar etc. Care is to be taken that the crevices of the design do not allow any oxidisation to stick in. Alternatively it can be maintained the professional way, by polishing and giving electro-phoretic lacquer.