{"product_id":"pink-evil-eye-shubh-labh-wall-hanging-pair-hand-beaded-nazar-motiwork-with-lotus-crown","title":"Pink Evil Eye Shubh Labh Wall Hanging Pair - Hand-Beaded Nazar Motiwork with Lotus Crown","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a pair of hand-beaded Shubh Labh door hangings, one piece reading Shubh and the other Laabh in gold cut-metal lettering, built around a pink and blue nazar eye. They hang either side of a doorway, or on the two leaves of a double door.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEvery bead is placed by hand. The eye alone is four concentric rings of bugle beads, and the leaf below it carries a white beaded vein pattern through solid magenta. It is the densest beadwork in the decor range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat it is made of\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEach piece starts at a small brass split ring, runs down a short cord of white pearls and gold beads, and opens into a seven petal lotus crown in pale pink lustre beads edged in orange thread, with a red stone set at its base.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBelow the crown sits the nazar disc - magenta outer ring, white ring, turquoise ring and a deep navy pupil, all in bugle beads on a gold zari edge. The tapering leaf pendant underneath is worked in magenta with white veins and scattered gold sequins, and the gold Devanagari lettering sits across the join.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eKey details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSold as a pair:\u003c\/strong\u003e one Shubh piece and one Laabh piece, not sold singly.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHand-beaded:\u003c\/strong\u003e bugle and seed beads sewn onto a fabric base, front face fully worked.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNazar eye:\u003c\/strong\u003e four ring eye in magenta, white, turquoise and navy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGold lettering:\u003c\/strong\u003e cut metal Devanagari, not printed or stuck on.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrass ring hanger:\u003c\/strong\u003e takes a hook, a nail or an adhesive strip straight out of the box.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReusable:\u003c\/strong\u003e lift down after the festival and store flat, it comes out the same next year.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat the nazar means\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe eye is an old and widely loved symbol, hung at an entrance as a wish that ill-will turns away at the door. Shubh and Laabh together carry the older Diwali meaning - auspiciousness on one side, gain on the other, spoken over the threshold of a home or a shop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is offered here as a keepsake of good intention, not as a remedy for anything.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eOn a UAE front door\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMost Dubai and Sharjah flats have a painted steel or composite door with no rail above it, so these go up on adhesive hooks rather than nails. They are light, and the brass ring sits flush against the door face without swinging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePink and gold reads well against the dark wood doors common in newer UAE buildings, and it is a softer alternative to the usual red and green festive set. Shop owners across Deira and Karama hang the same pair inside the entrance on the first day of the new account book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf you want the full entrance, run a toran across the frame above and put these on either side. See the rest of \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/festive\"\u003efestive decor\u003c\/a\u003e for matching bandhanwar and door sets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eQuestions people ask\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs this one piece or two?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo. One reads Shubh and the other Laabh, and they are sold only as a pair.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow do I hang them?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach piece has a brass ring at the top. A small adhesive hook on each door leaf is enough, or a nail if your frame takes one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhich side does Shubh go on?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShubh on the right as you face the door from outside, Laabh on the left, following the order the two words are spoken. Plenty of homes do the reverse and nobody minds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs the beadwork on both faces?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo. The front face is fully beaded, the back is the plain fabric base. They are made to sit against a door or wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan I clean them?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDust with a dry soft brush. Do not wash them and do not use a damp cloth - the thread and the zari edging do not take water.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill they last outside the door?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a shaded corridor or lift lobby, yes. In direct sun on an open balcony the pink will fade over a few months, so bring them in between festivals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs this only for Diwali?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo. Shubh Labh is hung at Diwali, Grah Pravesh, a new shop opening and Dhanteras, and plenty of homes leave the pair up all year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo you deliver across the UAE?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes, to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Ajman, with free delivery on orders above AED 30.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Divinesansar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53016347935032,"sku":"DS-HANG-EVILEYE-PINK","price":65.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0901\/3588\/8184\/files\/01-pink-evil-eye-shubh-labh-hanging-pair-divine-sansar.jpg?v=1790201660","url":"https:\/\/divinesansar.com\/products\/pink-evil-eye-shubh-labh-wall-hanging-pair-hand-beaded-nazar-motiwork-with-lotus-crown","provider":"Divine Sansar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}