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Aliya (Wall niche)

Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University

Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University
Ahmedabad, India

Aliya can be of different shapes and sizes according to the design of the architectural elements in a building. These aliya in an abandoned haveli in Bundi may have been used to place diya (oil lamps)

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  • Title: Aliya (Wall niche)
  • Location: Bundi, Bundi, Rajasthan
  • Type: Manjush (Storage)
  • Contributor: Mansi S Rao, Ben Cartwright and Samrudha Dixit
  • Rights: Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University and South Asian Decorative Arts and Crafts Collection (SADACC) Trust
  • Medium: Lime, Stone
  • Stone Craft Technique: Carving, Stone masonry
  • Region: Hadoti
  • Lime Craft Technique: Fresco
Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University

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