18-Inch Gold Lotus Urli Tray – 17 Compartments

Why this one

• Seventeen compartments in one piece. Not a tray with dishes placed on it — the petals are formed from the same sheet, so nothing shifts when the table is knocked.
• 18 inches across. Wide enough to be the whole centrepiece. Most rangoli-style trays are half this.
• 2 kg (approx. 4.4 lb). It sits flat and stays put, which matters when seventeen tealights are lit on it.
• Honeycomb-textured interior. Each petal is hammered inside rather than left smooth, so the gold breaks the light instead of mirroring it.

How people use it

• A tealight in every petal and one in the centre — eighteen points of light
• Rose or marigold petals in the outer ring, a single candle in the middle
• Haldi and kumkum in separate petals for a mehndi or a ceremony
• Dry fruit, nuts and mithai, one kind per compartment, as a festive serving tray
• Empty on a console — the lotus form carries it on its own

Where it works

• The centre of a dining table for Diwali
• An entryway console or a floor-level welcome setup
• A mehndi or haldi ceremony, holding the paste and the offerings
• A wedding welcome table
• A pooja corner, as the tray the daily offerings sit in

Gifting

A large, obviously handmade object that does not need the recipient to already own anything to work. It suits Diwali, a housewarming or griha pravesh, and a wedding. Event decorators use it as a mandap or welcome-table centrepiece — if you need more than one, get in touch before ordering so we can confirm stock against your date and talk about price.