Kanvar

A bamboo pole with baskets or receptacles suspended from each end. In earlier
times a kanvar would have been a natural
way for people to carry heavy loads. Its
major use today is for religious rites in
which pilgrims carry water from one
place to offer to a deity in another. The
kanvar is the device by which the water
is kept elevated the entire way. This
keeps the water’s original purity unbroken, preserving it as an appropriate
offering for a deity. The most famous
example of this rite is at the temple of
Vaidyanath in the state of Bihar. It is
also found at temples in Haridwar in
Uttar Pradesh, Tarakeshvar in West
Bengal, and the hills of Maharashtra.