Description

Temple Mina 21×9 is a home mandir in the Mina finish. Mina is the trade name for the coloured enamel work, the bright blues, greens and reds set into the metal, and it is the decorative end of this shelf.

This one has an open front. Nothing shuts across it, so the murtis are visible from the room all day and the mandir reads as part of the decoration rather than a cupboard. It is the choice in a house where the puja space is meant to be seen, and it is the same footprint as the oxidised 21 by 9 for anyone comparing the two finishes.

What does Mina mean on a temple? It refers to meenakari, the enamel work that sets colour into metal, and it describes the finish rather than the metal underneath. The listing does not state the base metal, so ring +31 6 20009192 if that matters to you.

Open front or doors, which should I pick? Doors keep the dust off and let you close the mandir at night or when the house is full, which suits a flat or a shared room. An open front suits a dedicated puja corner where the murtis are meant to be on view.

If you would rather it closed, the same size with doors is fifteen euros more, and the rest of the temple shelf carries the cloth, the vessels and the lamps. Dust it with a dry cloth and keep it out of direct sun, because heat and damp are what lift a finish. Order online at Panjab Supermarket for same-day delivery across Nieuwegein, Utrecht, Leidsche Rijn, Vleuten, Maarssen, Zeist, Bunnik, IJsselstein, Vianen, and Culemborg. Free delivery on orders over 49 euros.