Kalaśa sthāpana — the sacred pot

A kalaśa is a pot — copper, brass, silver or clay — filled with water, with mango or betel leaves at its mouth and a coconut on top, often wrapped with red thread. In many rites the kalaśa is set up early and the deities, sacred rivers and directions are invited into it.

It stands for fullness and life. At the end of the rite its water is often sprinkled over the family and the house as a blessing.

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