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A cotton or muslin fabric is often tied to the baahi of the manja in the shape of a hammock. This is called a jhalli and is used as a cradle. While the mother slept on the manja, the infant would be put to sleep in the jhalli.
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- Title: Manja (Charpoy)
- Location: Tejar Vela, Fazilka, Punjab
- Type: Manch (Sleeping)
- 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: Cotton (Rope), Textile, Wood
- Wood Craft Technique: Joinery, Turning
- Region: Malwa
- Cotton Rope Technique: Weaving
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