{"product_id":"diwali-candles-glass-holders","title":"Lights by the Door: Diwali Candle Set","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDiwali candles for the step, the sill and the door: three pressed-flower glass holders, 12 vanilla tealights, and marigold oil in a carved soapstone burner\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeepavali means 'a row of lamps', and on the evenings around 8 November the rows begin outside: along the step, on the sill, beside the door, where the house can be seen lit from the street. By the door, marigold, the flower of the Diwali garlands, warms over a small flame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA small ritual\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAt dusk, set the three glass holders where they can be seen from outside, on the step, the sill and beside the door, and light a tealight in each.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFill the burner's dish with water, add a few drops of marigold oil, and light a tealight in its base.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep every flame clear of garlands and curtains, and never leave them burning unattended. The 12 tealights keep all four lights going from Dhanteras on 6 November to the main night on 8 November.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's inside\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree tealight holders of recycled glass with real dried baby's breath sealed into them, 8 × 8 cm each.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12 vanilla-scented tealights in two boxes of six, each burning up to four hours, made in Poland.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn oil burner of carved soapstone, 8 cm tall, with a flower cut into its coloured side, made in India.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBanjara marigold fragrance oil, 10 ml, made in India: a fragrance oil for the burner, not an essential oil.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pieces arrive together in one parcel. They are not gift-wrapped, and the three glass holders are packed with care. Let the glass and the stone cool before you move them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe marigold of the Diwali garland came from the Americas. Kew's Plants of the World Online gives the native range of Tagetes erecta as Mexico and Guatemala, and Portuguese traders are thought to have carried it to India in the 16th century.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SHAMTAM","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67595388289338,"sku":"SHB-26FSA-03","price":48.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0756\/8307\/0266\/files\/bundle-diwali-lights-by-the-door-square.jpg?v=1790658478","url":"https:\/\/shamtam.com\/products\/diwali-candles-glass-holders","provider":"SHAMTAM","version":"1.0","type":"link"}