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Lota (vessel)

The kindi, a spouted copper vessel traditionally used in Kerala, India.
9th-century spouted vessel, India
10th-century spouted vessel with deities, India
The karuwa, a lota-like spouted vessel commonly used for religious rituals and serving water and liquor in Nepal.

A lota (Hindi: लोटा; Odia: ଲୋଟା/ନୋଟା; Urdu: لوٹا) is a small, spouted, and rounded jug that has been used in the Indian subcontinent[1] since the 2nd millennium BCE or earlier.[2] Normally there is no handle. The design itself serves multiple purposes; a copper lota is commonly used in Indian religious ceremonies, such as yajna during puja, for wedding rituals, and other sacred traditions. It is also used for serving water and liquor.[3][4] According to the ancient Indian/Hindu-origin traditional medicine system of ayurveda, drinking water stored in the copper lota has health and nutritional benefits.[5]

The vessel's regional variations include the bodna (Bengali: বদনা) in Bengal, the kindi in Kerala, and the Karuwa in Nepal.

  1. ^ "Definition of Lota". Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary. Retrieved 22 March 2007.
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  4. ^ "Seven reasons why Tansen is one of the must-see places in Nepal". OnlineKhabar English News. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  5. ^ 11 Amazing Healing Benefits of Drinking Water in a Copper Vessel, NDTV, 6 July 2018.

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