Aaina Set
The Fact
Mirror work — sheesha — has adorned temple textiles in Rajasthan and Gujarat for over four hundred years, believed to reflect away negative energy before it reaches the wearer. The pleated centre is a technique unchanged for generations: fabric gathered from a single point and folded outward by hand into even radiating folds.
The Science
Each mirror is a retroreflective surface, bouncing light back independently of every other mirror around it. The radial pleating compounds this — dozens of individual planes catching the diya flame at their own angle simultaneously. Fluorescent pink absorbs light at one wavelength and re-emits it at a longer one — this is why the centre appears to glow brighter than the light actually falling on it. It doesn't just reflect the room. It intensifies it.
Alankar — Styling Note
The matching pagdi is made specifically for this poshaak — worn together, always. Pair with a pearl or gold mala and a fresh pink rose at his feet. The mirrors, the pleating, and the pink are already the complete statement.
Select Size
How to find your size
Know your idol height?
Measure from the base to the top of the head.
| Idol Height | Size |
|---|---|
| 1.75 inch | Size 0 |
| 2.20 inch | Size 1 |
| 2.75 inch | Size 2 |
| 3.15 inch | Size 3 |
| 3.40 inch | Size 4 |
| 3.80 inch | Size 5 |
| 4.40 inch | Size 6 |
Know your dress diameter?
Lay the old poshaak flat and measure across the widest point.
| Dress Diameter | Size |
|---|---|
| 4 inch | Size 0 |
| 5 inch | Size 1 |
| 6 inch | Size 2 |
| 7 inch | Size 3 |
| 8 inch | Size 4 |
| 10 inch | Size 5 |
| 12 inch | Size 6 |
Hand-written Alankar styling note with every order
Wrapped in butter paper with a hand-poured crimson wax seal
Tied with hand-braided Moli thread — never synthetic ribbon
Handcrafted & dispatched in 5–7 working days