This haara was used to heat water for bathing and had an aluminium vessel built into it. The vessel would be filled with water to heat it and a smaller container was used to fetch the hot water from the haara.
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Title: Haara (Hearth)
Location: Jhanda Kalan, Mansa, Punjab
Type: Vastu (Object)
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
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