Brass Tomato Diya 2.4 Inch

This Tomato Diya is made of high-purity brass, handcrafted by skilled artisans. It features a polished warm golden shine finish in a larger rounded tomato-inspired deepam form with a spacious deep bowl — the most substantial and festival-grade piece in the Tomato Diya range. The polished warm golden shine gives it a rich, luminous appearance that is especially magnificent when lit for extended festival lamp burning during Diwali and Karthigai Deepam.

The diya weighs 100 grams with dimensions of Height: 2.4 inches, Length: 2.5 inches, and Breadth: 2.5 inches — the largest in the Tomato Diya range, with a wide 2.5×2.5 inch base and a spacious deep bowl that holds significantly more oil than the smaller sizes, enabling extended lamp burning throughout the night during Diwali, Karthigai Deepam, and other festival occasions.

The Tomato Diya (also known as Nanda Deepam, Nanda Vilakku, or Golu Diya) is one of the most beloved and widely used traditional South Indian oil lamp forms — named for its distinctive rounded, tomato-like shape. The Nanda Deepam is the quintessential everyday home pooja lamp in Tamil Nadu and South India, used for morning and evening pooja, aarti rituals, and festival lamp lighting. In Hindu tradition, the diya is the most sacred element of any pooja ritual — lighting the diya symbolises the dispelling of darkness and ignorance and the inviting of divine light, knowledge, and blessings into the home. The spacious deep bowl of this 2.4-inch Tomato Diya is its most significant feature — holding substantially more oil than the smaller sizes in the range, it is designed for extended lamp burning throughout the night during major festivals. During Diwali and Karthigai Deepam, it is traditional to keep lamps burning throughout the night as a symbol of the eternal divine light that sustains all creation and to welcome Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Murugan’s blessings into the home. The Nanda Deepam (Nanda = eternal, Deepam = lamp) is traditionally kept burning continuously as a symbol of this eternal divine light, and the deep bowl of this 2.4-inch diya makes it the ideal lamp for this sacred practice.

Fill the spacious deep bowl with pure sesame oil (gingelly oil) or pure cow’s ghee and use a cotton wick for the most auspicious and traditional flame. The deep bowl holds more oil for extended burning — ideal for all-night festival lamp lighting during Diwali and Karthigai Deepam. Light during morning and evening pooja, aarti rituals, and festival occasions. Clean with a soft, dry cloth after use to maintain the polished warm golden shine finish. Use brass cleaning powder occasionally to restore the shine. Keep away from moisture and harsh chemicals.

Yes, this Brass Tomato Diya makes a premium and auspicious festival gift — ideal for Diwali, Karthigai Deepam, housewarmings (Griha Pravesh), Navaratri, weddings, and festival or devotional gifting. Its largest-in-range 2.4-inch size, substantial 100-gram weight, high-purity brass construction, polished warm golden shine finish, and spacious deep bowl for extended festival burning make it the most premium and festival-grade gifting choice in the Tomato Diya range. It comes in eco-friendly packaging, making it a beautifully presented and auspicious gift.