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Aliya is an alcove, with or without a shelf, used to store a variety of everyday objects. As seen in the featured example, it is also used for keeping images of deities, making it a shrine in the house.
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- Title: Aliya (Alcove)
- Location: Firozpur, Firozpur, 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: Earth, Stone
- Stone Craft Technique: Masonry
- Region: Malwa
- Earth Craft Technique: Brick masonry
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