Though the primary use of a takht is to sit, they are also used to sleep on. Such takht usually have a slanting member along the shorter side to rest one’s head on. This takht was placed near the cowshed located in the backyard of the house.
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Title: Takht (Bench)
Location: Bhunga, Hoshiarpur, Punjab
Type: Aasan (Seating)
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