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1.Peradu (backyard)
2.Vanta Gadi (kitchen)
3.Padaka Gadi (bedroom)
4.Vasara (verandah)
5.Devuni Gadi (prayer room)
6.Pranganam (courtyard)
7.Ligraanamu (storage)
An Everyday
The house is located along the coast of Uppada. It is a mud house with plaster cladding, covered by a thatch roof and tarpaulin sheets. The main house is divided into five rooms, including two kitchens called Vanta Gadi, which are mainly used during the rainy season. There are two Padaka Gadi (bedrooms) where the family rests, and these rooms also serve as storage spaces. There is a Devuni Gadi (pooja room) where the idols they worship are kept. Alongside these spaces is a verandah-like area known as the Vasara.
The house also has an extension which was built later where her other son stays, which includes a Padaka Gadi (bedroom) and an Ugraanamu (storage space).
In addition to the built rooms, the family uses the Peradu (backyard) and the Praganam (front courtyard) extensively. These are the spaces where they spend most of their time during the day.
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Ravi Pratap and his family live in this house, though they are not the owners; it is a rented house. Their original home was washed away in a cyclone. Ravi and Sarda have two sons who are both fishermen and their wives work in prawn processing factories. Each of them has two children who are currently studying in school.