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Paniyara | Water pitcher storage
Category: Manjush
Location: Chota Doongra, Banswara, Rajasthan
Cultural region: Vagad
Materials: Stone
Stone craft technique: Carving, Dressing, Masonry, Painting
Source: DICRC, India and SADACC, UK
The platform on which the water pitchers are placed is often sloped to direct the excess water to spill over through a spout. This paniyara located at the entrance of a traditional house in Banswara had a hole made through to the external wall where the spout was built. The excess water would drain out through the hole and spill outside.