kamandalu

Kamandalu (Sanskrit: कमण्डलु, Monier Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (2008 revision)), kamandal, or kamandalam is an oblong water pot, originating from the Indian subcontinent, 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.