Residents at Kurma Gramam seen getting ready meals in massive vessels over firewood of their kitchen in Srikakulam district. The tactic entails utilizing wood-fired stoves as an alternative of recent cooking fuels, reflecting the village’s dedication to preserving sustainable lifestyle. | Picture Credit score: V. RAJU
Lengthy earlier than the primary gentle of day touches the hills of Anthakapalli, 28-year-old Srikanth is already awake. At round 3.30 am, inside a mud home in Kurma Gramam, the glow of a gave (lamp) flickering inside a lantern, its flame practically fading because the castor oil runs dry. He quietly refills it. There is no such thing as a electrical energy within the Vedic village, the smooth illumination of the earthen lamps are the one supply of sunshine.
The 28-year-old begins his day with a easy routine. He sweeps the earthen ground of his dwelling, freshens up, and takes a shower with heat water, heated on a firewood range, as the homes would not have LPG connections. By then, his spouse is prepared too. Collectively, they stepped out, holding a lantern, to the prayer corridor, a number of meters from their dwelling. With no road lights, the lantern guides them by means of the darkness. By 4.30 am, the village gathers on the prayer corridor, situated on the entrance of the village.
Revealed – April 10, 2026 01:09 am IST