Fine Quality Hand Made Chenrezig Silver Ghau Pendant Prayer Box From Patan Nepal For Sale

Name

Chenrezig Silver Ghau Pendant

Size Details

60 mm

35 mm

Depth

21 mm

Gold Plated Silver Decorated with Coral and Turquoise Stones with Fine Filigree (Siko) Hand Carvings.

Actual Weight

30 grams

Ships From

Patan, Nepal

Shipping Option

Express: Usually ships within 48 hours. Allows 5 – 7 business days for delivery worldwide.

Economy: Usually ships within 48 hours. Alloy 20 – 30 business days for delivery worldwide.

Insurance is included in the shipping cost.

Ghau /Pendant / Prayer Box

Ghau is a small prayerbox worn as pendant by Buddhists as portable shrines where prayers and sacredrelics 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, smallitems, or memories. Ghau pendants can carry your prayers near to your heartthroughout the day. They are jewelry that has a history. The Ghau opens to aconcealed inner space, and is traditionally used by Tibetan Buddhists to hold apicture 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 thewearer to ward off negative energy and attract blessings. A Ghau is also usedas a portable shrine and are worn on a cord around the neck and hung close tothe heart.

These Ghaus are mostlymade of silver; however, the artisans also use copper, brass, gold and othermetals. Ghau often have intricate designs of deity, auspicious symbols andmantras inscribed on their outer and inner surface Ghau is often decorated by preciousor semi-precious gemstones which have various healing effects on the wearer.Turquoise, considered by many as a master healing stone, Lapis Lazuli and Coralare especially popular in Ghau or Prayer Box design for their beauty andhealing properties. Other gemstones used by the craftsman include: amber,carnelian, amethyst, malachite, onyx and topaz.

Aboutthis Ritual item

This beautiful Ghau orPrayer Box is entirely a hand carved piece; made from Silver which has fine intricatefiligree hand carvings known as siko carvings in local term and is submitted toa gold plating effect to yield a rich and sensuous finish and besides thedecoration of Coral and Turquoise stones make this Silver Ghau or Prayer Box anexcellent piece of art which is entirely a hand craft. This beautiful Ghau orPrayer Box is hand made by the master artisans of Patan, which lies in theHimalayan Kingdom of Nepal; who have been in the business from generations.