Pot for Sacred Water and a Serving Ladle

The octagonal pot of brass has fine floral patterns of inlaid copper and silver. The end of the ladle has the motif of Krishna quelling the sepent Kaliya while the spoon-bowl has fluted edges resembling a sugar melon cut into half.
The water sprinkled over the sacred image or even that used for bathing the image is offered to devotees for wetting their eyes and applying over the forehead as a mark of deity’s benediction. The priest offers such water from the pot using the elegant ladle such as this one.