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This almari had an arched top and was built in the stone wall of the kitchen in a haveli. It was used as a place of worship in the house. The top shelf was used as a shrine where prints of deities were placed. Items required for worship like camphor and vermillion were placed on the bottom shelf.
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Details
- Title: Almari (Alcove)
- Location: Salhawas, Jhajjar, Haryana
- Type: Manjush (Storage)
- Contributor: Mansi S Rao, Rishav Jain, Ben Cartwright and Radha Devpura
- 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: Dressing
- Region: Khadar
- Earth Craft Technique: Brick masonry, Painting
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