Palaindi (Water pitcher storage)

Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University
Ahmedabad, India

In the Mewat and Ahirwal regions, an in-built water pitcher storage is known with different names of palaindi, parhendi or parinda. This palaindi was constructed in the front yard of the house near the entrance so that there was easy access to drinking water for people as soon as they arrived after a tiring commute.

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Title: Palaindi (Water pitcher storage)
Location: Damdama, Gurugram, 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: Mewat
Earth Craft Technique: Brick masonry, Painting

Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University

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