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Athai | Bench
Details
Category: Aasan
Location: Marmada, Karauli, Rajasthan
Cultural region: Mewat - Brij
Materials: Stone
Stone craft technique: Dressing, Masonry
Source: DICRC, India and SADACC, UK
Athai is a stone bench that is often found outdoors. This athai was built using locally available stone in Karauli in the front yard of a house. The residents and people from surrounding houses used this as a gathering place in the evenings.