An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c39.172

v2.c39.172

Interesting evidence regarding the religion of the people is provided by a storage jar belonging to Phase IV at Navdatoli. This jar is decorated with applied figurines of a female and a lizard with what looks like a shrine between the two. It has been suggested by Dhavalikar, 1979, p. 241, that the shrine is that of a deity associated with a lizard or alligator. The prevalence of tire-worship is also inferred on the basis of pits found at Navdatoli and identified as *kuṇḍas*. A channel-spouted bowl from the same site has the representation of a human figure with dishevelled hair and was perhaps used for ritualistic purposes.