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A churner is commonly known as rai in Haryana. This rai was supported from a wooden post in the verandah using cotton rope. It was used for churning buttermilk in a terracotta pot, which was placed on a pot ring made using rice stalk. This helped to keep the pot upright while churning.
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- Title: Rai (Churner)
- Location: Dhoj, Faridabad, Haryana
- Type: Vastu (Object)
- 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: Cotton (Rope), Wood
- Wood Craft Technique: Carving, Joinery, Turning
- Region: Mewat
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