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Gangajali silver jar: the largest silver object in the world. Four gangajalis were made in Jaipur out of silver coins taken from the treasure of Jaipur, in 1894. The coins were melted into silver sheets beaten over a wooden core. It took two years to make the 345 kg jars. Height: 1m60, capacity: 4091 liters.

Maharaja Sawai Madho Singh II took the jars filled with Ganges water to attend the coronation of Edward VII in England in 1902.