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Living room

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The second room is baithak or living room for women and used for taking afternoon naps after lunch. The use of room is not specific it was both a meeting place & resting place

Radio with its cassattes & Popular books, magazines, keys, objects related to dau to day routine like oil, toys, photoframeof diety, diyas etc.

The big alcoves store general items which are frequently accessible. Its size is 60cm X 30cm

The small cureved rectangular alcoves store items rarely used. Its size is 20cm X 30cm

An plain wooden knob Three pointed arched alcove

This is used to store clothes, shoes, peti, baksa(storage boxes)

RASOIGHAR Kitchen

Kitchen is towards the back of the house along with a chowk as an opening for ventilation. The main kitchen was also a space of dining.

Rasoighar

Extension of kitchen & chowk

An extension of the Kitchen close attached to it is the chowk. Therefore the cooking which required use of chula happened here.

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