We welcome anyone who would like to share the experience of our daily life around the house and farm, using traditional methods, which may include:

Around the house
Cooking on the traditional open fire.
Making butter with fresh milk from the cow, making breads (chapatti), using traditional equipment, eg: brass and clay pots, pestles and mortars.
Washing dishes with ash from the fire.
Housework, sweeping, hand washing, ironing with a traditional iron and hot coals.
Helping to clean the house with mud, in the traditional way.
Learning to brush your teeth the natural way with twigs.
Playing with the children.
Taking the dog for a walk.
Evening Pooja (Prayer) 6.00 pm in Winter, 7.00 pm in Summer
Learn Hindi

Outside and on the farm : You may see or help with:
Early morning milking
Collecting Fire Wood
Going to the forest with the goats and cows
Ploughing with oxen, planting, weeding and harvesting with traditional implements
Gardening
Taking grain to be ground in the flour mill
Cutting grass and carrying it on a stick in the traditional way
Threshing and harvesting crops

Sightseeing and activities near by
Push-bikes to hire
Rafting in the Satluj river
Ayurvedic Massage and Yoga
Jungle walks in the nearby forest and other walks in the foothills of the Himalayas
Local temples
The famous auspicious Tattapani hot-springs (5 km walk)
Shiva Cave and natural swimming pool (9 km walk)
Local schools – see children learning to write with board and stick
Historic Shimla (1 ½ hours by jeep)
Painting
Learn to play traditional games – Caram Board, Jacks and others.

Festivals
You may be lucky to join the family for a festival

Shivaratri (Shiva) – February / March
Holi – (Colour) -April
Rakhi – (Brothers and sisters) - August
Durga Ashatmi – (Goddess Worship in nearby Temple) – August/Sepember
Mala – (Colouring Festival of the Holy Cows) - September
Diwali – (Light) - November

Local Events May include:
Weddings - Occasionally
Mud Wrestling in Suni and surrounding Villages - June