Flower Five-Step Diya

A row of clay diyas along the balcony looks beautiful and takes an hour — soaking them the night before, filling each one, lighting them one at a time, and finding oil rings on the floor the next morning.

This does the same job standing still. Five tiers of flower-cut metal that stack the light upward, so one piece throws as much glow as a whole line of diyas from a single footprint.

Use it for

• Diwali — the centrepiece of a rangoli, or either side of the main door
• Navratri and Ganesh Chaturthi, where it sits in front of the mandir all week
• Everyday use as a tealight or dhoop cone stand
• As a small planter for a succulent once the season is over

Good to know

• Takes tealights or oil — your choice
• Reusable season after season; no soaking, no breakage
• Comes apart flat, so it stores in a drawer instead of a carton
• Metallic finish; wipe the wax residue out while it's still warm