Sikhism

Sikhism is aniconic: the Guru Granth Sahib is the living Guru, and the faith does not use idols in worship. So this is deliberately a collection of symbols and representations, not murtis, made for a car, a desk, a home or as a gift, and we are careful about that distinction because it matters.

These are also genuinely hard to find well made at this scale, which is most of why we make them.

What we make

Ek Onkar, the opening words of the Mool Mantar, meaning one universal creator, the most recognisable emblem in Sikhism. In gold plate, sized for a car dashboard and as a metal symbol for a desk or shelf.

Khanda, the double-edged sword flanked by two kirpans and a chakkar, the emblem of the Khalsa. Also gold plated and dashboard-sized.

The Golden Temple, Harmandir Sahib at Amritsar rendered in gold as a pocket temple that closes flat, which is a keepsake and a representation of the place rather than an object of worship. See pocket temples.

How these are meant to be kept

As reminders and as expressions of identity, which is how emblems function in the faith. An Ek Onkar in the car, a Khanda on a desk, a Golden Temple keepsake on a shelf. Not as deities to be offered water, flowers or food, which would run against the tradition rather than with it.

They are a common and comfortable choice for anyone, Sikh or not, who would rather keep a symbol than a figure, and the dashboard Ek Onkar in particular sits alongside our wider car dashboard range for exactly that reason.

Material and care

These are gold plated: a real layer of gold over a base, light and crisply detailed. Keep them dry and dust with a soft cloth, never a metal polish or an acidic cleaner, which strip the plating. For a dashboard piece, clean the mounting surface before fixing, since interior polish leaves a film nothing adheres through. The wider plated range is in gold and silver plated idols.

As a gift

These suit a new car, a house move, Vaisakhi, Guru Nanak Jayanti and Gurpurab, and they are a thoughtful gift precisely because well-made Sikh pieces at this scale are uncommon. See Guru Nanak Jayanti and griha pravesh and housewarming gifts; for volume, corporate gifts or the bulk order enquiry page.

Before you order

• These are symbols and representations, not idols for worship. That is deliberate.
• Keep them as reminders, not as deities to be offered water or food.
• Gold plated. Keep dry, dust only, no acidic cleaner.
• Fixing an Ek Onkar in a car? Clean the dashboard first so the pad grips.