Dimensions & Weights
•Weight: 590 gms
•Base Diameter: 12 cm
•Left and Right Cup Max. Diameter: 6.5 cm
•Height: 23 cm
•Front Plate Dimensions: 11 cm by 8 cm max.
•Depth of Jamara Area on top: 7.5 cm approx.
•Jamara Area Hole Size: 3.5 cm approx.
•Max Handle Height and Width:15 cmby 7 cm inside
•Max Dimensions: 26 cm by 21 cm
•Height upto front plate: 9.5 cm
Usage
This is a Nepali item used mainly in Dashain, Tihar and other auspicious occasions to keep Tika, Jamara and Dakshina. The elder of the house offers Tika, Jamara, and Dakshina to all the juniors, this is used for holding of the offerings in Dashain. The center compartmentis used mainly Jamara. The side compartments are used to hold tikas as well as money in some cases. Few use cases are also shown in the pictures.
In other days, it can be used as a decoration item in showcases and cupboards.
Cleaning
As it is only coated, the silver coating will fade out, leaving the inner copper visible. But it depends on how it is cleaned as well. So, proper cleaning technique should be only used to avoid faster wearing out of the color.
•DONOT Use a steel or similar type of scrubber for scrubbingout or cleaning purposes.
•DONOT use acidic detergents like Pitambari powder or well water.
•Use a sponge or any type of cloth that absorbs water and clean it slowly after dipping it into soap water.
•Dry it in sunlight or wipe it with newspaper.
Extra Notes to the Seller
This item can be replated with silver in case after the color of the Tikadani has faded out.This item has different variations in market of which weights,designs and sizesmay vary, resulting in the variation of price. Furthermore, aluminums and other materials similar looking Tikadani may also be available at lower prices, if in case queries about the high prices are received. There is pure copper present underneath it, which still caries some intrinsic value even at scrape prices. It can be recoated many numbersof times, unlike other materials which is the best plus point of this.As these items are handmade, the varying of weight is normal for this product.
