How to Choose the Perfect Poshak Size for Your Laddu Gopal (Size 0 to 10 Guide)

Serving Laddu Gopal Ji (Thakorji) with Vatsalya Bhav begins with offering comfortable, lovingly fitted attire. Many devotees wonder why standard sizes sometimes appear loose around the waist or short across the gher.

The traditional Braj method of measurement does not rely on guessing. Instead, measure your idol vertically from the top of the crown to the lotus feet with a soft tailor tape:

• Size 0 (00 to 0): Deity height 1.75 to 2.5 inches. Gher diameter 4 to 5 inches.

• Size 1: Deity height 3 inches. Gher diameter 5.5 to 6 inches.

• Size 2: Deity height 3.5 inches. Gher diameter 6.5 to 7 inches.

• Size 3: Deity height 4 inches. Gher diameter 7.5 to 8.5 inches.

• Size 4: Deity height 4.5 inches. Gher diameter 9 to 10 inches.

• Size 5: Deity height 5 inches. Gher diameter 11 to 12 inches.

• Size 6: Deity height 6 inches. Gher diameter 13 to 14 inches.

Remember that winter velvet dresses or heavy zardozi embroidered garments possess thicker linings, so going half-an-inch wider in gher allows for regal draping without pulling on the idol.