The irrigation device called 'Araghatta' was (UPSC Prelims 2025)

Question

A large wheel with earthen pots tied to the outer ends of its spokes.

The araghatta raises water by rotating a wheel fitted with pots or buckets. Each vessel fills near the water source and empties into a channel at a higher level.
A leather water bag drawn over a pulley is a different lifting arrangement. A single large pot pulled by bullocks and a bucket lifted directly by hand also lack the rotating series of pots that identifies the araghatta.
The distinguishing feature is the wheel-and-pot mechanism, not simply the use of animal power.

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a large wheel with earthen pots tied to the outer ends of its spokes A large wheel with earthen pots tied to the outer ends of its spokes.

The araghatta raises water by rotating a wheel fitted with pots or buckets. Each vessel fills near the water source and empties into a channel at a higher level.
A leather water bag drawn over a pulley is a different lifting arrangement. A single large pot pulled by bullocks and a bucket lifted directly by hand also lack the rotating series of pots that identifies the araghatta.
The distinguishing feature is the wheel-and-pot mechanism, not simply the use of animal power.

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