Bigger kothi like this are generally constructed with a wall in the middle, creating two compartments. The compartments can be accessed through different doors and can be used to store different grains.
Details
Title: Kothi (Granary)
Location: Lakhruki, Karauli, 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: Admixture (mud, hay & dung), Earth (Mud), Lime, Stone
Region: Mewat - Brij
Lime Craft Technique: Plastering
Earth Craft Technique: Mud-relief work
Admixture Craft Technique: Slab building
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