In this image the wall is not there because the women are going to build a new one. To keep the area ritually clean, they have drawn a circle around the chula area. Note that the woman who is preparing the food can go within the circle, but the children do not cross that line. A young bahu prepares a chapatti , the unleavened wheat bread that is a staple for north Indians, by shaping it in a manner not unlike how a person prepares the dough for a pizza. A chapatti is cooking on a convex pan over the chula .
Some families have a well and pump inside the courtyard.
The bahus in this family must go to the village well for water and bring it back in a jar or bucket. Here a bahu is washing the dishes and pans. Life in a large extended family, where the families of several brothers live together, can be very rewarding. A young bahu's position is made secure in the family when she gives birth to a son. The women in the family share the responsibility of caring for all the children.