{"product_id":"lotus-and-evil-eye-bandhanwar-mirror-work-door-toran-on-gold-lace","title":"Lotus and Evil Eye Bandhanwar 1 Metre - Mirror Work Door Toran on Gold Lace","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a bandhanwar for your main door, built on a wide gold lace band with a large mirror-work lotus at the centre. Pink beaded lotus and blue evil eye motifs run along the band, and three beaded corner pieces hang from it with pearl rings and long cream tassels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe centre lotus is cut mirror, not printed foil, so it catches the hall light and throws it back. That is what makes this one read as expensive from down the corridor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat it is made of\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe band is a stiff woven gold lace with a scalloped lower edge and a mirrored gota running through it. Every lotus, eye and flower on it is hand beaded, then stitched down rather than glued.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe two ends and the centre carry beaded medallions with pearl rings, pink beaded bells and tassels that hang below the band. The whole piece holds its line rather than sagging in the middle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eKey details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e1 metre wide:\u003c\/strong\u003e covers a standard single door, and sits centred on a wider double door.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMirror lotus centre:\u003c\/strong\u003e cut mirror pieces set by hand, outlined in pink.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNazar motifs:\u003c\/strong\u003e blue beaded evil eyes worked into the band, for the protection they traditionally carry.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGold lace band:\u003c\/strong\u003e scalloped edge with mirror gota, stiff enough to hang flat.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBeaded corner drops:\u003c\/strong\u003e pearl rings, pink beaded bells and cream tassels at both ends and the centre.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHand beaded throughout:\u003c\/strong\u003e stitched, not glued, so nothing lifts in the heat.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eOn a UAE front door\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA narrow strip of a toran looks lost on a UAE front door. At a full metre this one spans the frame properly, so it reads as a bandhanwar rather than a trim, and the three tassel drops fall where the eye expects them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe evil eye motifs are the reason a lot of people in the UAE pick this over a plain floral bandhanwar - nazar on the entrance is the point, not decoration. If you want the same idea in a smaller format for the door frame, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/peacock-lotus-shubh-labh-pink-wall-hangings\"\u003epeacock and lotus Shubh Labh pair\u003c\/a\u003e works either side.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor a gold rather than pink scheme, compare it with the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/royal-bandhanwar-handmade-golden-lotus-design-with-delicate-motiwork\"\u003eRoyal Bandhanwar in golden lotus motiwork\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eQuestions people ask\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat size is it?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne metre wide. That covers a standard single door. On a wide double door it hangs centred, or run two of them across.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAre the mirrors real glass?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes, cut mirror pieces set into the beadwork. Handle the lotus gently and do not fold the band across it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow do I hang it?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the band ends, on hooks or adhesive strips. The band is stiff, so it keeps a straight line without a rail behind it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill the beadwork come loose?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe beads are stitched rather than glued, which is what usually fails on cheaper pieces in UAE summer heat. Store it flat and it holds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs it only for Diwali?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo. The evil eye and lotus work is used year round on a main door, and it suits Navratri, Grah Pravesh and a wedding house equally.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan I clean it?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDust with a dry soft brush. Never wet the mirror lotus or the gold lace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes it work indoors?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt does, over a mandir arch or a living room doorway. See the rest of the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/diwali\"\u003eDiwali range\u003c\/a\u003e for pieces that sit with it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Divine Sansar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53010348933432,"sku":"DS-BANDHANWAR-LOTUS","price":175.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0901\/3588\/8184\/files\/01-lotus-evil-eye-bandhanwar-mirror-work-divine-sansar.jpg?v=1790201366","url":"https:\/\/divinesansar.com\/products\/lotus-and-evil-eye-bandhanwar-mirror-work-door-toran-on-gold-lace","provider":"Divine Sansar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}