A Ganesha figure at ₹400 and one at ₹4,000 can look nearly the same in a photograph. The difference is the material, and it changes the weight, the finish and how the piece should be cleaned.

Brass

Heavy, warm-toned and the traditional choice for a home temple. It develops a patina that some people polish off and others prefer to keep. Weight in the hand is the quickest way to identify it.

Polyresin

A moulded composite: light, and able to hold very fine detail, which is why intricate figures at accessible prices are usually resin. It is painted rather than solid-coloured, so a chip shows the base underneath. Keep it out of direct sun.

Marble and marble dust

Solid marble is cool to the touch and cold-heavy. Marble-dust composite is far more common at gift prices — powdered stone in a binder, cast in a mould. It looks like marble, weighs less, and chips rather than cracks.

What we do

The material is stated on every product page as supplied to us. Where a piece is polyresin with a metallic finish we say so, because a buyer expecting brass notices the moment they lift it.