Aasan, like this example, are commonly used in temples to seat deities. This aasan is decorated with ornate wood carvings and is painted with auspicious colours such as red, green, yellow and white.
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Title: Aasan (Shrine)
Location: Limbdi, Surendranagar, Gujarat
Type: Vastu (Object)
Contributor: Mitraja Bais, Jay Thakkar, Samrudha Dixit, Ben Cartwright and Mansi S Rao
Rights: Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University and South Asian Decorative Arts and Crafts Collection (SADACC) Trust