Designer Locks

Indian  Designer locks 


I am fascinated by locks engraving with figurines of Gods and Goddess in India  and some even in figure of animals...

Indian Locks with Hanuman lifting the Sanjeevini mountains to rescue Lakshman  from poison attack from Asura.

A Lock with shiva linga entwinedd with snake spreading it hood offering shade to the linga.




 A lock with Owl face on it as it is vahan or vehicle of Goddess Lakshmi and good fortune knocks at the door where her vahana is parked..
 A lock with Saraswathi playing  veena and sitting on her pearl white swan vahanam

A lock with four armed Mahalakshmi seated on lotus 




 A lock with Goddess Durga seated on her roaring lion

A lock with four armed Mahalakshmi seated on lotus 


A lock with Dragon face or 


A Lock with  Sun God surya shining bright 


A lock with four armed Ganesha seated on lotus


A lock with Lord krishna playing his flute  with his cow


A lock with Krishna laying his flute and Radha is enamored by his music.


A lock with Saraswathi playing on her veeai his her Hamsa sitting at her feet.


A lock with four armed ganesha seated in Sukaasana blessing his devotees.

A lock with Krishna as baby kneeling on his legs and crawling.



A lock with kali with her tongue biting on her embarrassment on stepping on her husband who laid on grounds to make Jagganmatha to realise her to stop as evilhas been vanquinshed.


A lock with Lord Natraja raising his left leg in Tandava posture.


A lock in camel shape



A lock with Goddess Annapoorna 


A lock in shape of tortoise


A lock with Buddha 






A lock in shape of lions head


A lock with kalash on either side of key hole with swastik symbol inbetween with good and profit engraved on either side beneath kalash


A lock with Ganesha shiva arvathi ad Murugan seated 

A lock with dragon face



A lock with dragon head and body and legs spread across


A lock in the shape of fish



A lock with Lord shiva seated in padmaasana doing meditation



A lock with naval man 



Floral pattern


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