Gulabi Lotus & Cowrie Shubh Labh Door Hanging

Gulabi lotus with cowrie shells. Both carry Lakshmi associations directly — she is depicted seated on a lotus, and cowries served as currency across the subcontinent long before coins, which is why they still turn up in Lakshmi pooja and in cash boxes.

For a Diwali hanging, where the whole point is inviting wealth across the threshold, that is about as on-message as the symbolism gets.

Shells are natural and vary in size and marking, so no two pieces are identical.