Lota (or Garvi as it is called) is a small, usually spherical water vessel used in India and some other neighbouring south Asian Countries like Pakistan, Nepal. A lota is commonly used to store or transfer small amounts of liquids like milk or water, but also particularly for cleaning and ritual purification. It is now available in different shapes and designs.
American designer Charles Eames in his The India Report expressed a great admiration for the lota, saying about its design:
"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."
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