I don't like to write negative reviews - perhaps hosts have bad days and that's normal. This seems warranted, however, as Gangadhar became unhelpful when I mentioned that the place had a foul odor and was dirty, and that I decided to leave after only 2 hours. The bathroom had kitty litter on the floor; many stains across the rug (according to him, it's from a past guest's dog and he didn't have a chance to clean it) and there was a big red stain on the bathmat (and a few others on other room linens); A/C heater is un-usable because it's not attached to the window; kitchen is not usable from a health perspective - lots of cupboards have mold and dishes had stains that couldn't be cleaned off (the kitchen smelled, too); moldy food was in the fridge outside the room but it still permeated the doors and I could smell it.
I decided to leave because I cannot ask the host to "fix" the foul smells. This is normally done BEFORE agreeing to book a guest. I messaged him for a refund and he became upset. He also said he should have declined my booking, and I agree because it seems he was not ready to accept a guest into his Airbnb.
All photos/videos/text messages to substantiate this were shared with Airbnb, as well.