Kurma Oil Lamp Holder

Beautiful decorative oil lamp made in pure brass mounted on the back of a Kurma (Tortoise) idol to add grace your Puja altar. The high finish and auspicious artifact has deep storage capacity for oil, support for cotton wick and covering to shield against wind so as to ensure that it burns for a longer period of time. Lightning an oil lamp has great spiritual significance in Sanatan Dharma, it symbolizes waning of darkness or ignorance through light of knowledge. Also Kurma is considered auspicious in both Vastu and Feng shui. Kurma was the second avatar of Vishnu.

Lord Vishnu took the form of a half-man half-tortoise, the lower half being a tortoise. He is normally shown as having four arms. He sat on the bottom of the ocean after the Great Flood. A mountain was placed on his back by the other gods so that they could churn the sea and find the ancient treasures of the Vedic peoples. He was granted boon by Lord Shani, that anyone who worships this form will not be affected by Saturn malefic effects. 

Height: approx. 4.2 inches 
Base Dimension: 2.5 (L) x 2.4 (W) inches 
Weight: approx. 180 gms