Jantar Mantar Wall Sconce BIn the celestial chronicles of India, astral observatories emerged as open air sanctuaries, temples for the passage of time, and dance of the stars. The profound legacy of these Jantar Mantars, meaning instruments that measure the harmony of the heavens, in New Delhi, Jaipur, and Varanasi, lies in their ingenious designwhere small tools metamorphose into life sized marvels crafted from marble and stone through an interplay of geometric forms. Here,

negative energy knows it is not welcome here

Behold a traversing elephant

This particular shade recalls Alta

Celebrated iconoclasts of art and design

and is accompanied by generous notes of Indian rose and jasmine

meaning ‘harmony of heavens’

materials and form

capturing the treasure trove of spirituality of the Pushtimarg tradition

Bring it home and watch it stand guard

unveiling a tapestry of irregular textures and patterns that echoes the exquisite diversity of the land

yet slender structure with its twists and curves in myriad shades of patinated cast brass

An offshoot of these ubiquitous objects