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Parinda | Water pitcher storage
Category: Manjush
Location: Dadhikar, Alwar, Rajasthan
Cultural region: Mewat - Brij
Materials: Stone
Stone craft technique: Carving, Dressing, Masonry, Painting
Source: DICRC, India and SADACC, UK
With changing dialects across Rajasthan, a similar water pitcher storage was called a parinda in some districts. This parinda had khuti on either side which were used to hang induni (pot ring) that are used as a base to carry pots on the head while fetching water.