Copper Pancha Pathram No 2
€9,98
Copper Pancha Pathram No 2 is the larger copper water vessel, just under ten euros and the dearest of the four. Copper darkens faster than brass, so it wants cleaning more often. Same-day delivery across the Utrecht region.
Description
Copper Pancha Pathram No 2 is the larger of the two copper water vessels. Copper is the metal traditionally preferred for water in a puja, which is why it carries a small premium over the same vessel in brass.
The trade off is upkeep. Copper goes dull faster than brass and picks up green marks wherever water has been left standing, so it comes back to a shine with tamarind, lemon and salt, or with a cleaning powder made for the job. A vessel that gets rinsed and dried after every puja needs that treatment two or three times a year rather than monthly.
Does copper need more looking after than brass? Yes, noticeably. It dulls faster and marks where water sits. The habit that fixes it is emptying and drying the vessel straight after the puja rather than leaving the last of the water in overnight.
Can it go in the dishwasher? No. Dishwasher salt and the heat of the cycle strip copper and brass and leave them blotchy. Wash it by hand in warm water, dry it, and use a proper metal cleaner when it needs bringing back.
Bringing it back to a shine is what the Pitambari shining powder is for, and the pooja vessels shelf carries the lamps, plates and bells around it. Rinse it and dry it after every use, because water left standing in the vessel is what marks the metal. 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.
