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Most owners of havelis in Shekhawati no longer live in them. The caretakers generally live in a small part of the haveli where they use a takhat (like this one) both for sitting and sleeping.
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- Title: Takhat (Bench)
- Location: Mandawa, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan
- Type: Aasan (Seating)
- 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: Metal, Wood
- Wood Craft Technique: Carving, Joinery, Turning
- Region: Shekhawati
- Metal Craft Technique: Bending, Fittings, Riveting
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