Kalasha - Treasure Vase Ghau / Pendant / Prayer Box
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Name |
Kalasha - Treasure Vase Ghau /
Pendant / Prayer Box |
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Size Details |
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Height: |
90 mm |
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Width: |
65 mm |
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Depth |
15 mm |
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Material |
Gold
Plated Silver and Copper Plate Cover with Coral and Turquoise Semiprecious
Stones. |
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Actual Weight |
68 grams |
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Ships From |
Patan, Nepal |
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Shipping Option |
Express: Usually ships within 48
hours. Allows 5 – 7 business days for delivery worldwide. |
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Economy: Usually ships within 48
hours. Alloy 20 – 30 business days for delivery worldwide. |
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Insurance |
Insurance is included in the shipping
cost. |
Ghau / Pendant / Prayer Box
Ghau is a
small prayer box worn as pendant by Buddhists as portable shrines where prayers
and sacred relics are kept and used during their travel to hold their sacred
deity inside. Now, Ghau or Prayer Box pendants are often used as jewelry or
personal adornment. They are used to carry prayers or prayer concerns or
photos, poems, small items, or memories. Ghau pendants can carry your prayers
near to your heart throughout the day. They are jewelry that has a history. The
Ghau opens to a concealed inner space, and is traditionally used by Tibetan
Buddhists to hold a picture of their favorite deity or Lama, a folded-up scroll
of sacred mantras, special herbs or sacred relics. The Ghau is used as an
amulet to help the wearer to ward off negative energy and attract blessings. A
Ghau are also used as a portable shrine and are worn on a cord around the neck
and hung close to the heart.
These Ghau is
mostly made of silver; however, the artisans also use copper, brass, gold and
other metals. Ghau often have intricate designs of deity, auspicious symbols
and mantras inscribed on their outer and inner surface Ghau is often decorated
by semi-precious gemstones which have various healing effects on the wearer.
Turquoise, considered by many as a master healing stone, Lapis Lazuli and Coral
are especially popular in Ghau or Prayer Box design for their beauty and
healing properties. Other gemstones used by the craftsman include: amber,
carnelian, amethyst, malachite, onyx and topaz.
About this Ritual item