The grinder knelt in front of the fixed quern while grasping with both hands a smaller grinding stone, or rider, which was moved back and forth over the horizontal surface to grind the grain.
धान्य दळणारी व्यक्‍ती, पाट्यासमोर गुडघ्यांवर बसून, वरवंट्यानं धान्य वाटायची.