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Paindi | Water pitcher storage
Category: Manjush
Location: Dehra, Panipat, Haryana
Cultural region: Khadar
Materials: Earth, Stone
Earth craft technique: Brick masonry, Painting
Stone craft technique: Dressing
Source: DICRC, India and SADACC, UK
This paindi was constructed in the shape of an arch using brick masonry. It was painted in a different colour than the wall of the living room into which it was built. A khuti (wall peg) was fixed on one of the sides to hang an indi (pot ring) for easy access when water had to be fetched from the wells.