But now, a small battery-operated machine is generally employed for it. Food Wheat, Jowar and maize form the staple food of the peasantry both in the rural and urban areas. Arahar dal is taken along with roti . On festivals puri made of wheat-flour and fried in oil, is eaten. With this, kheer made of rice, milk and sugar is also taken.
Tea is popular.
In the morning along with tea, usually poha or some other preparation is taken for breakfast. Non-vegetarians prefer eggs or omelets . At lunch, roti and dal with a seasonal vegetable and sometimes rice form the common food items of the middle classes or the working population. People used to engage themselves in fine arts such as painting, sculpture, music, dancing, etc. Many of the Bagh cave paintings of the Gupta period have now been destroyed but whatever remain tell us about the high attainment during that period.