 The substance is consumed by worshippers and is alleged to be sweet-tasting and not at all similar to honey or sugar water.Amrita was the last of the fourteen treasures that emerged from the churning of the ocean and contained in a pot borne by Dhanvantari, the physician of the devas.In Sikhism, amrit () is the name of the holy water used in Amrit Sanchar, a ceremony which resembles baptism.