Hand-beaten bronze, with striker and cushion
Beaten by hand from a bronze of seven metals by a family workshop that has made bowls for monasteries in the Himalayan foothills for three generations. Each bowl is tuned by ear, not by machine, so no two hold quite the same note - the hammer marks on the outside are how you can tell.
Rim it slowly with the felt-wrapped sal-wood striker for a long, rising hum, or tap the side to mark the start and end of a sitting. It comes on a round cotton cushion that keeps it from buzzing against the floor. The next batch leaves the workshop in November.
Packed by hand at our Tapovan studio in kraft paper and a reusable jute sling - no plastic, no foam peanuts. Free delivery across India on orders over ₹2,499, otherwise ₹99; 3-6 working days by surface courier. Cash on Delivery available, and a GST invoice is emailed with every order.
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I teach four vinyasa classes a week and have worn through cheaper mats in months. The 6 mm Ganga mat has had a year of heated classes and my hands have not slipped once. The rubber smell was gone in a week of leaving it unrolled.
I wrote in asking for the thickest mat because of my knees. The studio replied the same afternoon and suggested the 6 mm plus a folded blanket for kneeling, so I would not wobble in balances. Exactly right. Paid on delivery, arrived in four days.
The starter kit arrived in a kraft tube and a jute bag - not a scrap of plastic. The card with the beginner poses is lovely and my mother follows it every morning with the strap and blocks.
The buckwheat zafu felt hard at first; after a week of sitting it shaped itself and now my back stays straight for twenty minutes. Four stars only because I would like a darker colour option.
