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Padola is a granary made using an admixture of mud, dung and husk. It is made by the women of the house and is usually found in the kitchen area. It is used to store grains or flour required for daily use.
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- Title: Padola (Granary)
- Location: Pharwahi, Barnala, Punjab
- Type: Manjush (Storage)
- Contributor: Rishav Jain, Mansi S Rao, Ben Cartwright and Abhishek Ruikar
- Rights: Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University and South Asian Decorative Arts and Crafts Collection (SADACC) Trust
- Medium: Admixture (mud, husk & dung), Earth, Lime, Wood
- Region: Malwa
- Lime Craft Technique: Plastering
- Earth Craft Technique: Mud relief work
- Admixture Craft Technique: Slab building
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