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kamandalu
Kamandalu (Sanskrit: कमण्डलु, 〔(Monier Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (2008 revision) )〕) or kamandal or kamandalam is an oblong water pot made of a dry gourd (pumpkin) or coconut shell, metal, wood of the Kamandalataru tree,〔http://sanskritdocuments.org/all_sa/shankara108m_sa.html, Shankarachrya’s ashtotaram)〕 or from clay, usually with a handle and sometimes with a spout. Hindu ascetics or yogis often use it for storing drinking water.〔 p.40〕 The water-filled kamandalu, which is invariably carried by ascetics, is stated to represent a simple and self-contained life.
The kamandalu also used in Hindu iconography, in depiction of deities related with asceticism or water. It is, thus, viewed as a symbol of ascetism in Hinduism. The kamandalu is also used by Jain monks and in depictions of some bodhisattvas.〔http://www.hindudharmaforums.com/archive/index.php?t-448.html, ''Sanatana Dharma for Kids:'' Hindu Trinity: Brahma - Sarasvati〕
==Method of making==
The kamandalu may be made of various materials, including metal, clay, wood and dry gourd. For making the gourd kamandalu, a ripe pumpkin is plucked and the inner plum and seeds are cleaned. This leaves only the outer shell, which is used as the kamandalu. This is interpreted on a spiritual level as the removal of ego from a person. The ripe pumpkin represents the person, seed being the ego. Cleaning the seed thus symbolizes removal of ego, forming a cleansed person fit to accept self-realization.
〔 p.48〕
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