Copper Lota for Puja (Tambe Ka Lota)
tambe ka lota · tamba lota · copper kalash lota · pooja lota · jal lota · achmani
About this collection
This page holds 35 copper lota and achmani for puja from ₹80, up to 5 inch tall. All 35 are copper. Most lota hold between 300 ml and 900 ml, weights go up to 720 g and the costliest piece is ₹2,580.
Copper is the metal traditionally used for offering water: Surya arghya in the morning, jal on a Shivling, and the water kept beside the kalash. Pick the size by the job. A 300 to 450 ml lota of 3.2 to 4 inch is easy to hold in one hand for daily arghya. A 580 to 900 ml lota suits abhishek, or a family that fills it once for the whole pooja. Height does not tell you capacity: a 4 inch lota here holds 900 ml and a 5 inch one holds 700 ml, so read the millilitres in the name. Finish is the other choice. Plain lota are smooth and quickest to clean. Chatai lota have a woven mat pattern beaten into the surface, which hides small dents and fingerprints.
Copper darkens. That is the metal reacting with air and water, not a defect. Rub it with lemon and salt or tamarind, rinse and dry straight away, and the pink colour comes back. Do not leave milk or panchamrit standing in a copper lota; pour it out and wash the lota after the pooja.
