Hand-poured soy candles · Imadol, Lalitpur
Poured in Lalitpur, by women who work from home.
Soy candles in terracotta, printed glass and sculpted wax. Four scents, one soy wax, four hours or more of flame.
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01 Terracotta Matka
Matkas, pots and saucers are bought straight from potter families around the Kathmandu valley, at their price.
Ask on WhatsApp02 Peony Bloom
Peonies, lotus and daisies are molded petal by petal and set on the wax while it is still soft. No two match.
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Matkas, pots and saucers are bought directly from potter families around the Kathmandu valley, at their price.
Making · 2 of 4
Soy wax is melted, coloured and scented in small batches at the artisans’ own homes, around their own days.
Making · 3 of 4
Daisies, lotus and peonies are molded petal by petal and set on the wax while it is still soft. No two match.
Making · 4 of 4
Each piece gets the rhododendron label, a wick trim and a box or card backing before it leaves Imadol.
03 Souvenir Shot Glass
Printed glasses for the lobby shop, the gift table, the shelf at home.
Ask on WhatsApp04 Floral Terracotta Pot
Hand-shaped flowers on soy wax, in a pot from a valley potter.
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Four scents
Tap one and the whole room takes its light. Lavender and lemongrass cost a little more, under NPR 10 a piece. Your choice is carried into the quote.
Gifts that were made here
01 Festival gifting
Dashain and Tihar hampers for staff and clients. Diyos by the dozen, matkas by the box, your logo on the label.
02 Weddings and events
Return gifts (koseli) and table candles. Succulent pots and daisy cards are the usual picks.
03 Hotels, shops and spas
Souvenir glasses for the lobby shop, lotus candles for treatment rooms, monthly restock.
All lit
Named for the rhododendron
Laligurash is Nepal's national flower. The candles are made at kitchen tables in Imadol by women who set their own hours, in clay from valley potters, with petals shaped one at a time.
The collection
NPR 310 · Om, stupa, prayer flags, Buddha eyes
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NPR 225 · valley kiln clay · 5+ hours
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NPR 180 · for the altar or the bath
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NPR 265 · three sizes, to NPR 375
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NPR 235 · boxed with a twine tag
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Made to order · in your colours
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NPR 45 · ordered by the dozen for Tihar
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NPR 190 · a clean four-hour burn
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NPR 75 · sold by the piece
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NPR 375 · the flame through frost
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On request · blooms sealed under glass
Ask on WhatsAppHow a candle gets made
Matkas, pots and saucers are bought directly from potter families around the Kathmandu valley, at their price.
Soy wax is melted, coloured and scented in small batches at artisans’ own homes, around their own days.
Daisies, lotus and peonies are molded petal by petal and set on the wax while it is still soft. No two match.
Each piece gets the rhododendron label, a wick trim and a box or card backing before it leaves Imadol.
Four scents
Rose, lemongrass, sandalwood, lavender. Lavender and lemongrass cost a little more, under NPR 10 a piece.
Gifts that were made here
Dashain and Tihar hampers for staff and clients. Diyos by the dozen, matkas by the box, your logo on the label.
Return gifts (koseli) and table candles. Succulent pots and daisy cards are the usual picks.
Souvenir glasses for the lobby shop, lotus candles for treatment rooms, monthly restock.
We are in Imadol, Lalitpur. Visitors, shops and event planners are welcome to see samples before ordering.
Your order pays the artisans directly and keeps the potter families who supply the clay in work. That is the whole model.
