This visual essay about 'Kenis' is an attempt to document the traditional wisdom of tribal communities to harvest water to meet their domestic needs. Most of the Kenis are gradually vanishing from the landscape of Wayanad, and some of the preserved ones are situated in remote areas. For Pranadh, one of the major driving forces for documenting the Kenis is the immediate need for conservation and renovation of these structures since the deterioration affects not only the physical structures, but also the entire shallow aquifer system in the area.
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