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Padola | Granary
Category: Manjush
Location: Haryal, Pathankot, Punjab
Cultural region: Majha
Materials: Admixture (Mud, Husk, Dung), Lime
Admixture craft technique: Slab building
Lime craft technique: Plastering
Source: DICRC, India and SADACC, UK
Unlike commonly found padola, this was unique because of the legs that it was raised up on. The surface of this padola was plastered with lime. A flat dish called parat is used to cover the opening of the padola