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Aliya and aada are words used synonymously to refer to a wall niche. When three wall niches are built one next to the other, the set is often called tiyada, literally teen (three) aada (niche). This tiyada, decorated with elaborate frescoes, was recorded in a haveli in Bundi.
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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, Dressing, Masonry
- Region: Hadoti
- Lime Craft Technique: Fresco
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