Small Brass and Copper Lota for Pooja (Chhota Lota)
chhota lota · pital ka lota · tambe ka lota · mini lota · pooja lota · achmani
About this collection
This page holds 43 small lota for pooja from ₹80, every one under 4 inch tall, with the listed pieces running from a 1.6 inch, 60 ml brass lota to 3.8 inch. Twenty-three are pure brass and 20 are copper. The costliest is ₹890 and the middle of the range sits near ₹390.
Choose by capacity, not by height. Most listings give the millilitres in the name: 60 ml and 120 ml lota are for achaman and for keeping on a pooja thali, 150 to 230 ml suits daily jal for a small Shivling or tulsi, and 300 to 540 ml is enough for a full abhishek without refilling. Two lota of the same height can hold very different amounts, because a round belly holds more than a straight one. A 3.5 inch copper lota here holds 540 ml while a 3.5 inch brass one holds 320 ml. The metal is your second choice. Brass stays yellow and matches a brass thali. Copper is the traditional metal for offering water to Surya and to Shiva.
These are light pieces, up to 200 g, so they are easy to carry to a temple. Empty and dry the lota after every pooja. Water left standing leaves a ring inside both metals.
