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Unlike the aliya built in a wall, this niche was built into a column. The top of the aliya was constructed in the form of a stepped arch. It also had a narrow ledge below, which went around the column. An earthen lamp was placed in it.
Details
- Title: Aliya (Wall niche)
- Location: Panjola, Rupnagar, 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 (Mud)
- Region: Malwa
- Earth Craft Technique: Brick masonry, Plastering, Painting
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