![English Family at table under a Punkah, or fan available as Framed Prints, Photos, Wall Art and Photo Gifts English Family at table under a Punkah, or fan available as Framed Prints, Photos, Wall Art and Photo Gifts](https://www.mediastorehouse.com.au/p/164/english-family-table-punkah-7246369.jpg.webp)
English Family at table under a Punkah, or fan available as Framed Prints, Photos, Wall Art and Photo Gifts
Tarikh-i-Pakhtunkhwa - Punkah wallahs in action, British India, early 20th century. Postcard photo. A Punkah-wallahs were manual fan operators in India before the electric fan, who worked ceiling fan with a pulley
Rosedown State Historic Site - This is the original punkah. People have used punkahs since 500BC in India. A punkah is a fan that is usually handmade and connected to the ceiling.
![Punkah wallahs in action, British India, early 1900s. A Punkah-wallahs were manual fan operators in India before the electric fan, who worked ceiling fan with a pulley system. (843x510} : r/HistoryPorn Punkah wallahs in action, British India, early 1900s. A Punkah-wallahs were manual fan operators in India before the electric fan, who worked ceiling fan with a pulley system. (843x510} : r/HistoryPorn](https://i.redd.it/8npn6cbpn5181.png)