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- 2. — Small plumed fan used in ancient India; seen in Ajanta wall paintings.
- 4. — Material of the large hand fans of Odisha; also called “Tal Patar Pankha” in Bengal.
- 5. — Milky-white spongy material from which Bengal artisans make delicate pankhas.
- 7. — Rajasthan craft where pieces of fabric in different shapes are sewn onto another cloth with ornamental needlework.
- 9. — Word meaning “elaborately decorated”; used for zardozi gold threadwork fans.
- 10. — State famous for appliqué, zardozi, and engraved brass temple hand fans.
- 13. — Word meaning “native or local”; describes Gujarat’s own take on pankhas.
- 15. — What the chapter says we should do to preserve the essence of the pankha craft.
- 16. — Modern cooling device that has restricted pankhas mostly to decorative use.
- 17. — State known for elegant cotton pankhas with mirror work and colourful bead hand fans.
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- 1. — Word meaning “proof”; used for the existence of pankhi in Ajanta paintings.
- 3. — Colourful small objects used to cover a type of Gujarati hand fan; also a centre of bead craft in India.
- 6. — Word for old, valuable pieces; used for special brass, silk, and silver pankhas.
- 8. — Word meaning “feather of a bird”; root of “pankha”.
- 11. — Word meaning “neighbouring”; used in “the _ state of Gujarat”.
- 12. — State recognised for colourful and sturdy bamboo hand fans.
- 14. — Word meaning “constantly”; used for fans kept in Bengali households.