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Kalash
Sign in to savethumb|The Pūrṇa-Kalaśa or Pūrṇa-Ghaṭa with "Padmotpalakumudvat" - overflowing pot with Nelumbo|Padma (lotus), Utpala (blue water-lily) and Kumuda (white water-lily), 1st century BCE depiction.
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- In Hinduism
- In Jainism
- Buddhism
- In heraldry
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thumb|The Pūrṇa-Kalaśa or Pūrṇa-Ghaṭa with "Padmotpalakumudvat" - overflowing pot with Nelumbo|Padma (lotus), Utpala (blue water-lily) and Kumuda (white water-lily), 1st century BCE depiction.
A kalasha, also called Pūrṇa-Kalaśa, Pūrṇa-Kumbha, Pūrṇa-Ghaṭa, also called ghat or ghot or kumbh ( , Telugu: కలశము Kannada: ಕಳಶ literally "pitcher, pot"), is a metal (brass, copper, silver or gold) pot with a large base and small mouth. It is employed in the rituals in Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist traditions as a ceremonial offering to the deity or to an honoured guest and as an auspicious symbol used to decorate shrines and buildings.