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Parinda | Water pitcher storage
Category: Manjush
Location: Bhankhri, Mahendragarh, Haryana
Cultural region: Ahirwal
Materials: Earth, Lime, Stone
Earth craft technique: Brick masonry, Painting
Lime craft technique: Plastering
Stone craft technique: Dressing
Source: DICRC, India and SADACC, UK
The wall on which this parinda was built separated the entrance porch and the courtyard of the house. Water was filled in pots and pitchers and stored in this parinda mainly for visitors and passers-by. A small arched opening was made in the wall to maintain a visual connection and to pass objects like tumblers to the visitors without having to step out of the house.