49:
65:
459:
57:
33:
344:, the use of the phrase "bependi ka lota" (a "lota without a base") is colloquially used to refer to a person who may switch their loyalties. This comes from the observation that a spherical lota without a base tends to roll over in unpredictable directions when kept on uneven ground. The neologism "
327:, "Of all the objects we have seen and admired during our visit to India, the Lota, that simple vessel of everyday use, stands out as perhaps the greatest, the most beautiful."
811:
797:
648:
887:
750:
48:
584:
665:
821:
872:
India and
Pakistan have a water culture, so that it is preferable to use a lota to cleanse with after using the washroom.
772:
621:
411:
112:
since the 2nd millennium BCE or earlier. The design itself serves multiple purposes; a copper lota is commonly used in
858:
905:
213:, dating back to the 2nd millennium BCE. Highly decorative spouted vases with floral motifs are also known from
669:
566:
132:, and other sacred traditions. It is also used for serving water and liquor. According to the ancient Indian/
844:
930:
925:
696:
605:
407:
72:, a lota-like spouted vessel commonly used for religious rituals and serving water and liquor in
314:
17:
206:
210:
8:
737:
445:
341:
109:
920:
420:, the lota is a multi-purpose utensil. It is also used in the sacred rituals, such as
854:
580:
576:
568:
A History of
Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century
433:
383:
367:
143:
129:
301:
used as milk feeder for babies in southern parts of India. In Nepal, it is known as
250:) describes spouted (teapot-like) vessels, and the vessels used for puja are called
64:
482:
417:
395:
319:
243:
198:
154:
113:
266:, vessels without the spout is also known as lota, while spout vessel is known as
850:
701:
673:
427:
214:
123:
449:
297:
166:
85:
37:
345:
914:
816:
776:
470:
Throughout the Indian subcontinent, the lota is commonly used to assist with
101:
93:
290:
in northern and western India, used for prayer rituals. It is also known as
519:
475:
202:
896:—A comedic blog about the use and application of the lota in modern times
231:
890:—Music video depicting the extinction of the bodna from urban Bangladesh
606:
Artefacts as
Categories: A Study of Ceramic Variability in Central India
394:
practice that is used for cleansing the nose and sinus passages through
458:
283:
235:
723:
540:
270:, used for prayer rituals and serving liquor. They are also known as
899:
108:) is a small, spouted, and rounded vessel that has been used in the
378:
373:
363:
349:
138:
133:
352:
to describe politicians who switch parties for their convenience.
217:, dating back to around the 2nd century BC or the 1st century CE.
622:"Seven reasons why Tansen is one of the must-see places in Nepal"
510:
498:
471:
453:
287:
775:. National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, India. Archived from
649:
11 Amazing
Healing Benefits of Drinking Water in a Copper Vessel
504:
463:
324:
305:
which is used for religious rituals, serving water and liquor.
302:
263:
174:
170:
162:
69:
56:
41:
893:
820:. Okaz Organization for Press and Publication. Archived from
572:
501:, a similar vessel used in Iran, Azerbaijan, and Central Asia
422:
178:
150:
118:
73:
323:
expressed a great admiration for the lota, saying about its
652:
391:
846:
The Work of
Charles and Ray Eames: a Legacy of Invention
513:, a metal pot used in Hindu rites—the lota is a type of
209:
and two well-preserved examples from the pottery of the
32:
738:
https://inbrindavan.com/jhariji-achaman-jhariji-karwa/
907:- HOW TO USE A LOTA: THE SECRET TO ISLAMIC HYGIENE.
798:"Charles & Ray Eames India Report, April 1958"
462:The bodna, a black spouted lota variation used in
533:
912:
765:
40:, a spouted copper vessel traditionally used in
842:
836:
742:
382:, drinking water stored in the copper lota has
142:, drinking water stored in the copper lota has
60:10th-century spouted vessel with deities, India
507:, a large water pot related to the lota design
149:The vessel's regional variations include the
902:—An artist dedicated to lota and other stuff
600:
598:
596:
644:
642:
748:
593:
639:
457:
335:
63:
55:
47:
31:
666:"Excavations - Important - Maharashtra"
560:
558:
376:-origin traditional medicine system of
136:-origin traditional medicine system of
14:
913:
809:
616:
614:
225:
694:
564:
543:. Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary
749:Demetrios, Eames (9 February 2002).
688:
555:
401:
810:Gauhar, Humayun (24 January 2011).
736:Jhariji, Achaman Jhariji And Karwa
724:"Odisha State Tribal Museum | Jeri"
695:Akbar, Javaria (11 December 2014).
611:
522:, for which a lota is commonly used
105:
24:
697:"A Muslim's Guide to Anal Hygiene"
658:
412:List of materials used in Hinduism
25:
942:
881:
52:9th-century spouted vessel, India
372:According to the ancient Indian/
803:
791:
436:, and other sacred ceremonies.
384:health and nutritional benefits
262:is used for cleansing mugs. In
189:The earliest known examples of
144:health and nutritional benefits
730:
716:
670:Archaeological Survey of India
390:, a traditional ayurvedic and
13:
1:
812:"Blasphemy…or a convenience?"
526:
439:
308:
7:
492:
355:
114:Indian religious ceremonies
10:
947:
474:, such as during baths or
443:
405:
361:
282:(utensils with spouts) in
184:
626:OnlineKhabar English News
247:
220:
158:
97:
89:
27:Vessel used in South Asia
843:Donald Albrecht (2009).
330:
565:Singh, Upinder (2008).
489:is used for bath mugs.
418:Indian-origin religions
408:List of Hindu festivals
467:
77:
61:
53:
45:
773:"Eames' India Report"
753:. Universe Publishing
604:Daniel Miller, 1985,
461:
340:In some parts of the
336:Idioms and literature
315:Charles and Ray Eames
67:
59:
51:
35:
579:. pp. 229–233.
541:"Definition of Lota"
446:Ritual purification
342:Indian subcontinent
313:American designers
226:Regional variations
203:Chalcolithic period
110:Indian subcontinent
676:on 11 October 2011
468:
78:
62:
54:
46:
931:Liquid containers
800:, Design Observer
751:"An Eames Primer"
586:978-81-317-1120-0
577:Pearson Education
402:Sacred ceremonies
386:. It is used for
368:Neti (Hatha Yoga)
205:, notably in the
16:(Redirected from
938:
926:Culture of India
875:
874:
869:
867:
840:
834:
833:
831:
829:
824:on 30 March 2012
807:
801:
795:
789:
788:
786:
784:
769:
763:
762:
760:
758:
746:
740:
734:
728:
727:
720:
714:
713:
711:
709:
692:
686:
685:
683:
681:
672:. Archived from
662:
656:
646:
637:
636:
634:
632:
618:
609:
608:, pages 126–130.
602:
591:
590:
562:
553:
552:
550:
548:
537:
396:nasal irrigation
348:" was coined in
320:The India Report
249:
160:
107:
99:
91:
21:
946:
945:
941:
940:
939:
937:
936:
935:
911:
910:
884:
879:
878:
865:
863:
861:
851:Harry N. Abrams
841:
837:
827:
825:
808:
804:
796:
792:
782:
780:
779:on 9 March 2007
771:
770:
766:
756:
754:
747:
743:
735:
731:
722:
721:
717:
707:
705:
693:
689:
679:
677:
664:
663:
659:
647:
640:
630:
628:
620:
619:
612:
603:
594:
587:
563:
556:
546:
544:
539:
538:
534:
529:
495:
456:
442:
434:wedding rituals
414:
404:
370:
360:
338:
333:
311:
228:
223:
215:Chandraketugarh
207:Savalda Culture
187:
130:wedding rituals
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
944:
934:
933:
928:
923:
909:
908:
903:
900:Nuevos Habitos
897:
891:
883:
882:External links
880:
877:
876:
859:
835:
802:
790:
764:
741:
729:
715:
687:
657:
655:, 6 July 2018.
638:
610:
592:
585:
554:
531:
530:
528:
525:
524:
523:
520:Anal cleansing
517:
508:
502:
494:
491:
476:anal cleansing
450:Anal cleansing
441:
438:
403:
400:
359:
354:
337:
334:
332:
329:
310:
307:
280:Achaman Jharis
227:
224:
222:
219:
186:
183:
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
943:
932:
929:
927:
924:
922:
919:
918:
916:
906:
904:
901:
898:
895:
894:The Lota Blog
892:
889:
886:
885:
873:
862:
860:9780810927520
856:
852:
848:
847:
839:
823:
819:
818:
817:Saudi Gazette
813:
806:
799:
794:
778:
774:
768:
752:
745:
739:
733:
725:
719:
704:
703:
698:
691:
675:
671:
667:
661:
654:
650:
645:
643:
627:
623:
617:
615:
607:
601:
599:
597:
588:
582:
578:
574:
570:
569:
561:
559:
542:
536:
532:
521:
518:
516:
512:
509:
506:
503:
500:
497:
496:
490:
488:
484:
479:
477:
473:
465:
460:
455:
451:
447:
437:
435:
431:
430:
425:
424:
419:
413:
409:
399:
397:
393:
389:
385:
381:
380:
375:
369:
365:
358:
353:
351:
347:
343:
328:
326:
322:
321:
316:
306:
304:
300:
299:
293:
289:
285:
281:
277:
273:
269:
265:
261:
257:
253:
245:
241:
237:
234:and parts of
233:
218:
216:
212:
211:Jorwe Culture
208:
204:
201:are from the
200:
199:ancient India
196:
192:
182:
180:
176:
172:
168:
164:
156:
152:
147:
145:
141:
140:
135:
131:
127:
126:
121:
120:
115:
111:
103:
95:
87:
83:
75:
71:
66:
58:
50:
43:
42:Kerala, India
39:
34:
30:
19:
871:
864:. Retrieved
845:
838:
826:. Retrieved
822:the original
815:
805:
793:
781:. Retrieved
777:the original
767:
755:. Retrieved
744:
732:
718:
706:. Retrieved
700:
690:
678:. Retrieved
674:the original
660:
629:. Retrieved
625:
567:
545:. Retrieved
535:
514:
486:
480:
469:
428:
421:
415:
387:
377:
371:
356:
339:
318:
312:
295:
291:
279:
275:
271:
267:
259:
255:
251:
239:
229:
194:
190:
188:
148:
137:
124:
117:
81:
79:
29:
866:5 September
708:9 September
680:1 September
631:27 February
485:, the term
292:Mooku sombu
238:, the term
232:West Bengal
915:Categories
828:24 January
444:See also:
406:See also:
362:See also:
284:Hindi Belt
236:Bangladesh
173:, and the
116:, such as
921:Drinkware
888:Bodna Nai
527:Citations
440:Cleansing
388:jala neti
346:lotacracy
317:in their
309:Reception
98:ଲୋଟା/ନୋଟା
783:22 March
757:22 March
547:22 March
493:See also
379:ayurveda
364:Ayurveda
357:Ayurveda
350:Pakistan
258:, while
139:ayurveda
511:Kalasha
499:Aftabeh
483:Bengali
472:hygiene
454:Istinja
416:In the
288:Gujarat
244:Bengali
185:History
155:Bengali
122:during
857:
583:
515:falsha
505:Ghatam
464:Bengal
452:, and
432:, for
325:design
303:Karuwa
276:Jharis
264:Odisha
221:Design
175:Karuwa
171:Kerala
165:, the
163:Bengal
128:, for
70:karuwa
573:Delhi
423:yajna
392:yogic
374:Hindu
331:Usage
298:Kindi
272:Karwa
256:ghôti
240:bôdnā
195:kindi
179:Nepal
167:kindi
161:) in
151:bodna
134:Hindu
119:yajna
86:Hindi
74:Nepal
38:kindi
18:Bodna
868:2011
855:ISBN
830:2011
785:2007
759:2007
710:2019
702:Vice
682:2010
653:NDTV
633:2021
581:ISBN
549:2007
487:lotā
429:puja
410:and
366:and
296:Pal
294:and
286:and
278:and
268:Jeri
260:lotā
252:ghôt
248:বদনা
193:and
191:lota
159:বদনা
125:puja
106:لوٹا
102:Urdu
94:Odia
90:लोटा
82:lota
68:The
36:The
481:In
254:or
230:In
197:in
177:in
169:in
917::
870:.
853:.
849:.
814:.
699:.
668:.
651:,
641:^
624:.
613:^
595:^
575::
571:.
557:^
478:.
448:,
426:,
398:.
274:,
246::
181:.
157::
146:.
104::
100:;
96::
92:;
88::
80:A
832:.
787:.
761:.
726:.
712:.
684:.
635:.
589:.
551:.
466:.
242:(
153:(
84:(
76:.
44:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
_LACMA_M.85.193.2.jpg)
,_Patan_Museum.jpg)