Gau Shrine

Features of Gau Shrine

Gandhanra Gau Shrines are authentic Tibetan portable altar boxes (Ghau) traditionally used to hold sacred images, mantras, relics, and prayer flags as a personal devotional object. Our collection spans sizes from 1.5" pocket shrines to 9" large altar pieces, crafted from Copper, Brass, and Silver, with many antique pieces 80–100+ years old housing original deity statues including Manjusri, Medicine Buddha, Amitayus, and Drashi Lhamo. Each Gau opens to reveal a concealed inner shrine space, functioning as both a wearable amulet and a portable altar.

How to Use Gau Shrine

Place a sacred image, printed mantra, or small relic inside your Gau Shrine and wear it as a pendant to carry your devotional practice with you throughout the day. Open the Gau during meditation to use it as a focal point for visualization practice, then close it to seal in the sacred energy. Larger Gau Shrines can be placed on a home altar as a centerpiece, opened during practice sessions and closed when not in use to protect the sacred contents.

Why Choose Handmade Gau Shrine

Gandhanra Gau Shrines are sourced directly from Tibetan artisan workshops and antique collectors, with many of our pieces carrying 80–100 years of authentic provenance and original deity statues still intact inside. Each antique Gau has been used by Tibetan practitioners for generations, making it a genuinely sacred object with deep spiritual history. Whether you seek a portable devotional tool for daily practice or a rare collector's piece of Tibetan sacred art, our Gau Shrines offer authenticity and craftsmanship unmatched by modern reproductions.

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