Walloping Laundry and Gossipy Bath at a Siddar Temple

There are some rare places in a village where all are treated equal and one such place is a public well .

Situated 3 kms from my place is a siddar temple at the foot hills of a mountain range of hillocks, many go there for doing their laundry and bath, at times of the day to suit their convenience.

Some reach it with a joy of walking,others bicyle and still others by public bus,or a two wheeler, many wells are there and the water is at 5 to 8 feet,(at all seasons of the year).we use buckets to draw up the water.

Many of us still use the traditional lentil powder for the bath and shikakai powder when we have the cold pressed oil bath.(things are changing with the shampoo sachets)

U can let your imaginations wander,with seeing one fully in a coat of oil dripping,sitting lazily in the sun brushing ones teeth with a neem twig and letting the sun rays do its work of much scientific changes which we know not, to keep our bones and teeth strong and healthy.

Village gossip is our way of sharing day to day activities and local trends.walloping our laundry is our way of loosening our family tensions and business angers on stones of granite.

We work to keep our well and its area clean by white washing and brushing to keep away the moss, on such days we share a break fast at a local paniyaram shop, with our well mates who range from 25 to 75yrs .

The medicinal qualities and etheral cleancing properties of the place and water are noticed by those who specialize in their fields.

For us it is a simple hour of bathing for the body and cleaning of the mind and spirit, for the soul