Indian furniture

thumb|Traditional Indian charpai. At the near end, the lacing for re-tensioning the bias weave. thumb|One of many charpai patterns Charpai (also, kaithu kattil, rope cot, charpaya, charpoy, khat, khatla, manja, or manji) is a traditional woven bed used across South Asia. The name charpai is a compound of char "four" and pay "footed". Regional variations are found in Afghanistan and Pakistan, North and Central India, Bihar and Myanmar.

Chevoor is a census town in Thrissur district in the Indian state of Kerala. Chevvoor, or Chovvur as it is called in the Indian postal department, is 9 km from Thrissur city on the Thrissur-Irinjalakuda/Kodungallor/Thriprayar route. It is a little hillock surrounded by paddy fields. The name Chevvoor could have been derived from the fact that this place was developed, with levelled roads and living areas (Chovvulla Ur in Malayalam means straightened place).

thumb|Nilavilakku lamp from Kerala. thumb|Seal of Chola Dynasty with two lamps, fish and tiger, 10th century. thumb|Lamp depicted on relief, 300–200 BCE. thumb|Nilavilakku

type of oil lamp found in India