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Paindi | Water pitcher storage
Details
Category: Manjush
Location: Kasanda, Sonipat, Haryana
Cultural region: Khadar
Materials: Stone
Stone craft technique: Dressing, Masonry
Source: DICRC, India and SADACC, UK
A stone slab was fixed in the corner of this baithak in the house to function as paindi. It was used by the men who visited the baithak to socialize with other men. An earthen pot was filled with water by the women of the family every morning, before the men arrived at the baithak.
