The picture is a bit burnt , but I couldn't help posting it, considering the history associated with it. This is supposted to be the biggest pot of silver ever created. The story associated with this pot is very interesting too.The Queen of England visited India, met with some of the Raja's from Rajasthan, she had brought along water with her from England, saying that the Indian water wasnt right for her. She invited the then ruling Raja to visit England (Swai Jai Singh II, I think). Now, this Raja was offended by the fact the the Queen brought water all the way from England to India. So the Raja has not one but four such silver pots designed to carry the sacred water of the Ganga for himself on his trip to England. Unfortunately two of these were lost during the voyage when the Raja's ship was hit by a storm. The remaining two are housed in the City Palace in Jaipur
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