Originally a term describing an attractive demon woman, dressed in red, who seduces and slowly kills any man unlucky enough to marry her. The word is derived from the Sanskrit Candi, a name for the Hindu goddess Kali. Handi is now often used by Maldivians to describe any horrifying demon supposedly seen at night, or during bouts of tropical fever.

Made of brass and the cooking surface is coated with tin, has a neck that is narrower than the base.

a round potlike vessel, with a neck narrower than the base

Earthenware cooking pot.