"The Panchayat was a Indian political system that regrouped five villages; four peripheral villages around a central one were laid out as the '5' side of a dice. Each had appointed tasks and responsibilities, such as cart-making or basket-weaving. The central village, usually the largest of the Panchayat, traditionally handled food storage and meetings places for the officials, as well as their residences."@en . . "0010-09-20T00:00:00Z"^^ . "0010-09-20T00:00:00Z"^^ .