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Raising something off the floor or the shelf -- a deity, a lamp, a pot, a thali. It is a platform and nothing more complicated than that.

Weight, mostly, and how each handles what gets spilled on it. Marble is heavy and stays put but is porous and chips. Metal is sturdy but can mark a surface underneath. Wood is the lightest, so it is the easiest to move and the easiest to knock out of position. None is better; they suit different places.

This listing is for the chowki itself. What the seller includes is set out on the listing, and it is worth reading if you were expecting a set.

Both are on the product listing, which is where the seller states them and keeps them current. They are not repeated here, because sizes and materials change between batches and a figure written into an article goes stale without anyone noticing.

Keep it dry and out of direct sun, and wipe it with a dry or barely damp cloth rather than a wet one. Standing water lifts a finish and sun fades it. If it is going on carpet or a soft floor, check it sits flat before loading it, since a wooden frame can rock on an uneven surface.

Less than metal will, but a hard wooden base on a polished surface can still scuff it, and anything that gets between the two will grind. A felt pad or a small mat under it costs nothing and settles the question.

Ordinary fire care, which matters more at festival time than at any other point in the year. Keep flames away from fabric, paper, artificial flowers and anything overhanging, keep them out of reach of children and pets, put them on a stable surface where they cannot be knocked, and do not leave anything burning unattended or overnight. Metal and marble both conduct heat, so a holder can get hot. This is general care rather than a safety rating of this product.

Close, but pieces like this are finished by hand and vary a little from one to the next in colour, in the depth of the finish and in small dimensions. If an exact shade or an exact size matters -- because it has to sit in a particular spot or match something you already own -- it is worth asking the store before ordering rather than after.

Worth unpacking carefully and checking it over on arrival. Anything that has gone wrong in transit is the store's to put right, and the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 applies.

No. It describes what the object is and how it is generally used, and points at the product listing for material, size and what is included. Objects of this kind appear in festival and household observance, and describing that use is not the same as promising a result. Nothing here is a statement about prosperity, luck, protection or any other outcome, and nothing is a claim about the material or how long a particular piece will last.

Yes. DoorToShop lets you build one order across more than one local store, so this can go in the same basket as whatever else you are getting that day.

Delivery is calculated at checkout, where the exact amount is confirmed. Free delivery applies above the threshold shown there, in the Auckland region only. There is no minimum order value, and you can combine items from other local stores in the same cart.